Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced a special assistance package for families and farmers affected by Cyclone Arnab and the heavy rainfall that followed it across several districts of the state, most notably Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal. Majhi announced the package while chairing a high-level review meeting in Bhubaneswar, which also assessed preparedness for Cyclone Murasu, ANI reported.

Source: ANI via NewKerala

Every affected family will receive 50 kilograms of rice and Rs 2,500 in cash as immediate relief. For housing, families whose homes have been completely destroyed or severely damaged will receive Rs 1,20,000 in plain areas and Rs 1,30,000 in hilly areas; partially damaged pucca houses will get Rs 6,500, partially damaged kutcha houses Rs 4,000, damaged huts Rs 8,000 and damaged cattle sheds Rs 3,000. Families whose houses were washed away, completely destroyed or remained submerged for more than two days will also receive Rs 2,500 for clothing and another Rs 2,500 for household utensils.

Source: Sambad English

50 kgRice for every affected family
Rs 2,500Cash for every affected family
Rs 22,500 per hectareTop crop input subsidy, for perennial crops
Rs 1.30 lakhTop housing assistance, in hilly areas

For farmers, an agricultural input subsidy will be paid where crop losses are 33 per cent or more: Rs 8,500 per hectare for unirrigated land, Rs 17,000 per hectare for irrigated land and Rs 22,500 per hectare for perennial crops, for up to two hectares, with minimum assistance of Rs 1,000 for unirrigated, Rs 2,000 for irrigated and Rs 2,500 for perennial crops. The package also covers assistance of Rs 18,000 per hectare for clearing sand and silt from farmland, distribution of 1.75 lakh special seed mini-kits, and conversion of short-term Kharif loans into medium-term loans for affected farmers.

Source: IANS via HiIndia

The relief extends beyond households and farms: the package covers livestock owners, fishermen, women's self-help groups, artisans, weavers and small businesses, Sambad English reported, and affected MSMEs, traders and shopkeepers can access loans of up to Rs 12 lakh with a 25 per cent subsidy capped at Rs 3 lakh, IANS reported.

An eight-member Central Inter-Ministerial Team will visit Odisha from November 2 to 4 to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab, the Union Home Ministry said. The state package follows the cyclone's landfall and flooding, which the site has covered through the evacuation, restoration and loss-assessment phases; a full state damage assessment is still under way.