Central Team to visit worst-affected areas

BHUBANESWAR: The Central team coming to the State to take stock of flood will visit the worst-affected areas of Jajpur, Kendrapara and Bhadrak districts on Monday, the first day of the three-day tour. Special Relief Commissioner Pradipta Mohapatra told mediapersons here that the  main team from Centre is likely to visit on September 27 or 28. While the team coming first will submit a preliminary report to the Centre, the second team will assess the damage, he said. After visiting the worst-hit areas of Jajpur and Kendrapara districts on Monday, the team will proceed to affected areas in Sambalpur, Bargarh and Sonepur (Binika area) districts.  If possible, the team may visit Boudh district the same day.  Otherwise, the team will make a night halt at Sambalpur and visit the flood-affected areas of Boudh on Wednesday.