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Four defence helicopters have been deployed to air‑drop food packets at 21 identified locations in Ganjam district as rescue operations continue after cyclone Arnab caused severe flooding.
The cyclone brought record rainfall, with Patrapur block receiving 54 cm of rain in 24 hours, flooding Ganjam and Gajapati districts and severely affecting around 50,000 people. More than 313 rescue teams, including over 100 in the two districts, are engaged, supported by the National Disaster Response Force and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, while officials such as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari and Chief Secretary Anu Garg coordinate relief efforts.
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