As Odisha Fights To Recover From Cyclone Fani, Air India Offers To Fly Relief Materials For Free

Days after parts of Odisha was ravaged by Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani, the state is struggling to recover from the devastation it has left behind. While a massive evacuation of over 10 lakh people in 24 hours making sure that the loss of life was minimal, the damages Fani inflicted on everything from the power supply, telecommunication, roads, and other others are much high.

Even after the storm has passed, lakhs of people are stranded in shelters as they don't have a house to return to.?

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For Odisha, the immediate concern is to provide relief for those affected. The state is already getting the support of various government and non-governmental organisations in their efforts to provide the much-needed relief.

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Now, national carrier Air India has announced that it has waived off charges for shipping relief material to the cyclone-hit regions of Odisha.

"If any NGO/ Civil society/ SHG etc wants to send relief materials to cyclone affected area of Orissa, Air India would ship it free of cost," an Air India spokesperson said.

The concerned non-governmental organization, civil society or self are required to contact the Resident Commissioner office of Orissa at Delhi to send the relief materials.

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Meanwhile, Air India has resumed flights at Kolkata airport. The airline also operated an additional flight to evacuate passengers at the Bhubaneswar airport stranded due to the cyclone.?

"Air India has announced Additional flight for Passengers stranded due to #CycloneStormFANI. Today Delhi-Bhubaneswar at 1500 hrs and Bhubaneswar-Delhi at 1745 hrs. Passengers holding valid Air India tickets may please reach the Airport," the carrier said in a tweet.