Ganjam collector appeals for salary donations to aid flood victims
District officials are seeking voluntary contributions from various employees to support the Arnab Sahayata Panthi Ganjam relief fund.
Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan has requested employees across the district to voluntarily donate one day's salary to assist families affected by recent floods, according to The New Indian Express. The appeal includes staff from state and central government offices, banks, educational institutions, municipal corporations, public sector undertakings, and Panchayati Raj institutions.
The collected funds will be deposited into the ‘Arnab Sahayata Panthi Ganjam’ fund, which was established to provide aid to those struggling to rebuild their lives. Vasan expressed hope that the campaign would serve as a collective expression of solidarity.
In a separate initiative, the district administration is distributing special Diwali kits to affected families. These kits contain sweets, earthen lamps, cotton wicks, lungis, sarees, and other items. The Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society is currently coordinating the packaging of these kits at Chamakhandi in the Chhatrapur block.
Ganjam police have also provided relief by distributing clothes, blankets, and study kits to families in areas including Naitada Sahi, Handighara, and Gothialli. Led by Ganjam SP Harisha BC, personnel provided educational materials to children who lost books during the floods.
The relief efforts follow a landslide at Gidipabali village on November 5, where search teams recovered the bodies of a couple and their three children. While two bodies were found earlier, six people remain missing out of 13 reported trapped in the landslide.