Massive Relief Drive by ONGC in Cyclone hit Puri District of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The state of Odisha is still reeling under the devastating effects of Cyclone ‘Fani’ that hit coastal Odisha on 3 May 2019. The cyclone that made landfall near Puri and made headlines for its extreme fury, has left behind a trail of severe destruction that will take months to be restored. Against the backdrop of insurmountable suffering and extreme distress, ONGC has taken a step forward to fulfill its obligations as a responsible corporate citizen by organizing relief efforts in the most severely hit Blocks of Puri District. Under the guidance of CMD Mr. Shashi Shanker and Director (Exploration) Mr. A.K. Dwivedi, the MBA Basin has taken up a lead role in reaching out to the severely affected people in ground zero.

 

Support Manager Mr. H.K. Sethi and I/C CSR, Mr. Shivaji Sengupta took up the cudgels to immediately identify the organizations having the requisite infrastructure to arrange bulk relief supplies for Odisha. Anticipating the lack of local infrastructure in cyclone hit Odisha, substantial relief supplies were dispatched to Odisha from Kolkata with the prompt support of In-charge Logistics, Mr. S.K.Pradhan.

 

A Forward Response Team of Kolkata comprising SE(I) Mr. Abhishek Jena, MMO Mr. Subhasis Majumdar, HRE Mr. Pabitra Kar and AG-1 Mr. Srikumar Das joined and Officiating-I/C Bhubaneswar Office, Dr. P.K. Das and GM(Chem), Mr. Ch.B.Misra to augment and engineer the Action Plan. The Team immediately mobilized resources to reach out to remote villages in the identified Panchayats that had borne the severe brunt of the rampaging Cyclone ‘Fani’. ONGC Field Medical Officer, Dr. Sanjay Misra, was also stationed in Puri Town along with medical supplies to attend to victims in and around the area. DGM (Medical Services), Dr. Alka Gupta and ACMO, Dr. Atin Mandal played a pivotal role in the early procurement and dispatch of medical supplies to Puri and Bhubaneswar.