India, Nov. 10 -- Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik has urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to ensure immediate relief, compensation and rehabilitation for people affected by the recent floods in Ganjam district. He has also demanded that the State Government fix accountability for alleged administrative lapses that, according to him, aggravated the crisis.

In a letter to the Chief Minister on Tuesday, Patnaik said he had visited flood-affected areas of Hinjili, Sheragada, Aska and Sorada on November 7 and interacted with farmers, women, small traders and other residents who had suffered extensive losses.

Expressing concern over the scale of destruction, he said the floods had damaged infrastructure, destroyed c...