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The CM conducted a review meeting Thursday evening and di- for 14th time in May rected officials of the various de- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA partments to provide special empha- IRREGULAR by MANJUL sis on relief, restructuring and New Delhi, May 27: Petrol restoration of infrastructure. He asked price Thursday crossed the concerned district collectors to report `100-a-litre mark in Thane damages suffered by houses in the af- district of Maharashtra, fected districts within a week. while it was hovering a tad Patnaik also asked officials to en- below that level in Mumbai, CITY FUEL PRICES sure restoration of drinking water ASSESSMENT TOUR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik makes an aerial tour Thursday of the districts affected by cyclone ‘Yaas’ OP PHOTO after fuel rates were raised and power supply with immediate ef- again. Petrol price was in- PETROL `94.46 (+0.25) fect. The officials have been instructed is being ensured with generators and would be completed soon. Of the 30 lakh creased by 24 paise per litre DIESEL `92.25 (+0.32) to be vigilant as there is a possibility tankers in the affected areas. PM to visit Odisha today affected consumers, power supply will and diesel by 29 paise a litre, of floods in the lower catchment areas Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra be ensured to 23 lakh by Thursday itself. according to a price notifi- tional capital, petrol price of the Baitarani river. “Odisha has PK Jena said in a statement that over Modi will Friday visit Odisha to review Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water de- cation of state-owned fuel re- rose to `93.84 a litre and once again proved successful and ef- seven lakh people in 12 districts had the situation in the aftermath of cyclone partment officials said water supply has tailers. The increase – the diesel to `84.61. fective in managing natural disasters been evacuated ahead of the cyclone. ‘Yaas’ that wreaked havoc in the state. been affected in 62 blocks due to ‘Yaas’. 14th this month – took petrol This is the 14th increase with the active participation of people,” They were shifted to 8,410 cyclone According to the Prime Minister’s office, Piped water projects have been restored and diesel prices to an all- in prices since May 4, when Not vaccine, bed or oxygen... what needs Patnaik said. shelters and safe houses. Jena in- Modi will hold discussions with Chief by using 571 generators while 346 tankers time high across India. state-owned oil firms ended tobe tackled first is states’ bid to remove During the meeting, Chief Secretary formed that 200 blocks in the state re- Minister Naveen Patnaik and officials of have been deployed for remaining areas. In Thane, petrol now an 18-day hiatus in rate re- PM’s photo from certificate! Suresh Chandra Mahapatra said that ceived heavy rainfall with Kusumi various departments to review the situ- Works department officials said comes for `100.06 a litre vision they observed during Bhadrak and Balasore districts were block in Mayurbhanj district record- ation in the cyclone-hit areas. The Prime that Covid-19 hospitals have not suffered and diesel for `91.99 per Assembly elections in states the worst affected by ‘Yaas’. He in- ing the highest at 515mm. Minister will also undertake an aerial any damage due to the cyclonic storm. litre. In neighbouring like West Bengal and Tamil Music director formed that power supply has been Energy department officials informed survey of the areas affected by the However, roads (both NH and state Mumbai, petrol was `99.94 Nadu. In 14 increases, petrol restored in all areas except the sub- restoration work for 33KV and 11KV severe cyclonic storm in Odisha. highways) have suffered damage to per litre, while diesel rates price has gone up by `3.28 Shantiraj dead merged ones. Drinking water supply feeders are going on in full swing and the tune of `31.97 crore. soared to `91.87. In the na- per litre and diesel by `3.88. Bhubaneswar: Renowned Odia music director Shantiraj Khosla passed away Thursday at the Covid- 19 ward of the SCB Medical College COVID-19 TESTING SUSPENDED IN MANY DISTRICTS ‘Govt should print and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack. Keonjhar, Bhadrak dists He was 50. Family sources said cash immediately Khosla had tested positive for Covid-19 some days back and was ODISHA REGISTERS to boost economy’ under home isolation. He AGENCIES complained of breathing problems face flood-like situation Thursday morning and was New Delhi, May 27: One of India’s top immediately rushed to the SCBMCH. bankers and president of the WITH BAITARANI IN SPATE, LOW-LYING AREAS IN DANGER However, doctors could not save SHARP DECREASE him. A pall of gloom descended on Confederation of Indian Industries POST NEWS NETWORK the Odia film industry after news of POST NEWS NETWORK India reports 2.73L cases (CII) Uday Kotak said Thursday that his demise broke. P3 India immediately needs to print cash Bhubaneswar, May 27: A flood- Bhubaneswar, May 27: Odisha re- DELHI: India’s Covid-19 infection tally to support the economy that has suf- like situation looms large in ported Thursday a sharp decline in climbed Thursday to 2,73,69,093 as fered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. low-lying areas in the vicinity of Newborn babies Covid-19 cases with 6,376 new infections. 2,11,298 more people tested positive for Kotak pointed out that tough times Baitarani river as the water level named after ‘Yaas’ It was a sharp fall from the 11,623 cases the disease in a day. In a span of 24 need drastic measures and printing of is flowing above the danger mark reported Wednesday. However, experts hours, India also reported 3,847 new cash is the only way out. at Anandapur in Keonjhar dis- Bhubaneswar: To make ‘Yaas’ a attributed the decrease to lesser num- deaths… the first time that the single- Kotak, the chief executive of Kotak trict and Akhuapada in Bhadrak permanent feature in their lives, ber of testing which was suspended in day fatality rate has dropped less than Mahindra Bank said this expansion district. Due to heavy rains dur- parents of two newborn babies many districts across Odisha due to the the 4,000-mark in a couple of weeks. needs to be done in two parts. The ing the last 48 hours, the flood decided to name them after the very severe cyclonic storm ‘Yaas’. The The new fatalities took the total toll in first will be for those at the bottom of threat is growing in these two cyclone. A total of 750 babies were total tally of infected persons in Odisha India to 3,15,235, the Health Ministry the resources pyramid, and the other places. Road communication be- A temple lies half-submerged as water level of the Baitarani river continues to rise in Bhadrak district born during ‘Yaas’ out of which 69 now stands at 7,32,739. said. The daily positivity was recorded for protection of jobs for sectors affected tween Angul and Keonjhar has were in Bhadrak district only. Both Out of the new infections, 3,774 were at 9.79 per cent. It has been less than 10 by the pandemic. also been disrupted with flood- Jena. However, both the at various places, mainly in the new mothers gave birth during reported from quarantine centres per cent for three consecutive days “In my view, this is the time to ex- water flowing on NH-49. Special Subarnarekha and Kendrapada and Baliapal the landfall of the cyclone. In while 2,962 persons contracted the now, the ministry said. pand the balance sheet of the gov- Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Budhabalanga rivers are (Balasore) have been damaged Balasore district, Sonali Maiti gave virus locally. Jena said Thursday that there is flowing below the danger due to high tides and gusty birth to a boy while in Kendrapara ernment, duly supported by the district Saraswati Bairagi However, the daily fatalities con- due to cyclone ‘Yaas’,” said Mohapatra. Reserve Bank of India for monetary every possibility of medium- mark while the water level is winds under the influence of delivered a girl. P3 tinued to be quite high with 34 deaths He also informed that the positivity expansion or printing of money. Time level floods occurring in these two also low in the Salandi river, cyclone ‘Yaas’ that hit the district in the last 24 hours, according to in- rate has come down to 14 per cent has come for us to be doing some of districts. he said. Wednesday morning. formation available from the Health and from 20 per cent. that... If not now, when?” Kotak was Currently, the water level The SRC said that the dis- Rohit Sethi, a senior official Another Covid Family Welfare department.