Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 73
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Code Context


        trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);

    }
$message = 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 73
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php.'
$stackFrame = (int) 1
$trace = [
	(int) 0 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ServerRequest.php',
		'line' => (int) 2421,
		'function' => 'deprecationWarning',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.'
		]
	],
	(int) 1 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
		'line' => (int) 73,
		'function' => 'offsetGet',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'catslug'
		]
	],
	(int) 2 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php',
		'line' => (int) 610,
		'function' => 'printArticle',
		'class' => 'App\Controller\ArtileDetailController',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 3 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 120,
		'function' => 'invokeAction',
		'class' => 'Cake\Controller\Controller',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 4 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 94,
		'function' => '_invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 5 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php',
		'line' => (int) 235,
		'function' => 'dispatch',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 6 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\BaseApplication',
		'object' => object(App\Application) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 7 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 162,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 8 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 9 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 88,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 10 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 11 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 96,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 12 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 13 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 51,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 14 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php',
		'line' => (int) 98,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\MiddlewareQueue) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 15 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/webroot/index.php',
		'line' => (int) 39,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Server',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Server) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	]
]
$frame = [
	'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
	'line' => (int) 73,
	'function' => 'offsetGet',
	'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
	'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {
		trustProxy => false
		[protected] params => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] data => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] query => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] cookies => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _environment => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] url => 'latest-news-updates/red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920/print'
		[protected] base => ''
		[protected] webroot => '/'
		[protected] here => '/latest-news-updates/red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920/print'
		[protected] trustedProxies => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] _input => null
		[protected] _detectors => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _detectorCache => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {}
		[protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {}
		[protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {}
		[protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] emulatedAttributes => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] protocol => null
		[protected] requestTarget => null
		[private] deprecatedProperties => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	},
	'type' => '->',
	'args' => [
		(int) 0 => 'catslug'
	]
]
deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311
Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421
App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 73
Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51
Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98

Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 74
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Code Context


        trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);

    }
$message = 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 74
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php.'
$stackFrame = (int) 1
$trace = [
	(int) 0 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ServerRequest.php',
		'line' => (int) 2421,
		'function' => 'deprecationWarning',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.'
		]
	],
	(int) 1 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
		'line' => (int) 74,
		'function' => 'offsetGet',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'artileslug'
		]
	],
	(int) 2 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php',
		'line' => (int) 610,
		'function' => 'printArticle',
		'class' => 'App\Controller\ArtileDetailController',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 3 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 120,
		'function' => 'invokeAction',
		'class' => 'Cake\Controller\Controller',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 4 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 94,
		'function' => '_invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 5 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php',
		'line' => (int) 235,
		'function' => 'dispatch',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 6 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\BaseApplication',
		'object' => object(App\Application) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 7 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 162,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 8 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 9 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 88,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 10 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 11 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 96,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 12 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 13 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 51,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 14 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php',
		'line' => (int) 98,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\MiddlewareQueue) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 15 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/webroot/index.php',
		'line' => (int) 39,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Server',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Server) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	]
]
$frame = [
	'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
	'line' => (int) 74,
	'function' => 'offsetGet',
	'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
	'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {
		trustProxy => false
		[protected] params => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] data => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] query => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] cookies => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _environment => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] url => 'latest-news-updates/red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920/print'
		[protected] base => ''
		[protected] webroot => '/'
		[protected] here => '/latest-news-updates/red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920/print'
		[protected] trustedProxies => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] _input => null
		[protected] _detectors => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _detectorCache => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {}
		[protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {}
		[protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {}
		[protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] emulatedAttributes => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] protocol => null
		[protected] requestTarget => null
		[private] deprecatedProperties => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	},
	'type' => '->',
	'args' => [
		(int) 0 => 'artileslug'
	]
]
deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311
Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421
App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 74
Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51
Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98

Warning (512): Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853 [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48]
Code Context
            if (Configure::read('debug')) {

                trigger_error($message, E_USER_WARNING);

            } else {
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Telegraph, 30 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111030/jsp/orissa/story_14679743.jsp&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10920,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;Disaster Management,Governance&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Telegraph, 30 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111030/jsp/orissa/story_14679743.jsp&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10920,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 10807
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;Disaster Management,Governance&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <br /><div align="justify">Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.<br /><br />Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.<br /><br />However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.<br /><br />&ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.<br /><br />For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.<br /><br />Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.<br /><br />&ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.<br /><br />The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.<br /><br />&ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.<br /><br />There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.<br /><br />&ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br />A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.<br /><br />The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund.<br /><br />The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.<br /><br />But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.<br /><br />The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.<br /><br />&ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&rdquo; said Swain.<br /><br />Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.<br /><br /></div>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$maxBufferLength = (int) 8192
$file = '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php'
$line = (int) 853
$message = 'Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853'
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148]
Code Context
            $response->getStatusCode(),

            ($reasonPhrase ? ' ' . $reasonPhrase : '')

        ));
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Telegraph, 30 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111030/jsp/orissa/story_14679743.jsp&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10920,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;Disaster Management,Governance&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Telegraph, 30 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111030/jsp/orissa/story_14679743.jsp&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10920,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 10807
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;Disaster Management,Governance&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <br /><div align="justify">Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.<br /><br />Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.<br /><br />However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.<br /><br />&ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.<br /><br />For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.<br /><br />Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.<br /><br />&ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.<br /><br />The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.<br /><br />&ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.<br /><br />There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.<br /><br />&ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br />A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.<br /><br />The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund.<br /><br />The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.<br /><br />But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.<br /><br />The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.<br /><br />&ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&rdquo; said Swain.<br /><br />Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.<br /><br /></div>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$reasonPhrase = 'OK'
header - [internal], line ??
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emitStatusLine() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 54
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181]
Code Context
                    $value

                ), $first);

                $first = false;
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f04049a20f2-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Telegraph, 30 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111030/jsp/orissa/story_14679743.jsp&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10920,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;Disaster Management,Governance&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 10807,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Telegraph, 30 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111030/jsp/orissa/story_14679743.jsp&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 10920,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 10807
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;Disaster Management,Governance&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, it&amp;rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&amp;rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&amp;rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&amp;rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &amp;ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&amp;rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&amp;rsquo;s Relief Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&amp;rdquo; said Swain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <br /><div align="justify">Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.<br /><br />Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.<br /><br />However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.<br /><br />&ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.<br /><br />For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.<br /><br />Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.<br /><br />&ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.<br /><br />The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.<br /><br />&ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.<br /><br />There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.<br /><br />&ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br />A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.<br /><br />The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund.<br /><br />The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.<br /><br />But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.<br /><br />The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.<br /><br />&ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&rdquo; said Swain.<br /><br />Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.<br /><br /></div>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$cookies = []
$values = [
	(int) 0 => 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
]
$name = 'Content-Type'
$first = true
$value = 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
header - [internal], line ??
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emitHeaders() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 55
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

<head>

    <link rel="canonical" href="<?php echo Configure::read('SITE_URL'); ?><?php echo $urlPrefix;?><?php echo $article_current->category->slug; ?>/<?php echo $article_current->seo_url; ?>.html"/>

    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>

$viewFile = '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp'
$dataForView = [
	'article_current' => object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		'id' => (int) 10807,
		'title' => 'Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar',
		'subheading' => '',
		'description' => '<br />
<div align="justify">
Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.<br />
<br />
Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.<br />
<br />
However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.<br />
<br />
For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.<br />
<br />
Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.<br />
<br />
The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.<br />
<br />
There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&rdquo; he said.<br />
<br />
A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.<br />
<br />
The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund.<br />
<br />
The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.<br />
<br />
But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.<br />
<br />
The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&rdquo; said Swain.<br />
<br />
Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.<br />
<br />
</div>',
		'credit_writer' => 'The Telegraph, 30 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111030/jsp/orissa/story_14679743.jsp',
		'article_img' => '',
		'article_img_thumb' => '',
		'status' => (int) 1,
		'show_on_home' => (int) 1,
		'lang' => 'EN',
		'category_id' => (int) 16,
		'tag_keyword' => '',
		'seo_url' => 'red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920',
		'meta_title' => null,
		'meta_keywords' => null,
		'meta_description' => null,
		'noindex' => (int) 0,
		'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		'most_visit_section_id' => null,
		'article_big_img' => null,
		'liveid' => (int) 10920,
		'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		'edate' => '',
		'tags' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		'[new]' => false,
		'[accessible]' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		'[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[hasErrors]' => false,
		'[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[repository]' => 'Articles'
	
	},
	'articleid' => (int) 10807,
	'metaTitle' => 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar',
	'metaKeywords' => 'Disaster Management,Governance',
	'metaDesc' => '

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from...',
	'disp' => '<br /><div align="justify">Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.<br /><br />Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.<br /><br />However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.<br /><br />&ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.<br /><br />For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.<br /><br />Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.<br /><br />&ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.<br /><br />The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.<br /><br />&ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.<br /><br />There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.<br /><br />&ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br />A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.<br /><br />The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund.<br /><br />The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.<br /><br />But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.<br /><br />The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.<br /><br />&ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&rdquo; said Swain.<br /><br />Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.<br /><br /></div>',
	'lang' => 'English',
	'SITE_URL' => 'https://im4change.in/',
	'site_title' => 'im4change',
	'adminprix' => 'admin'
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	'id' => (int) 10807,
	'title' => 'Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar',
	'subheading' => '',
	'description' => '<br />
<div align="justify">
Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.<br />
<br />
Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.<br />
<br />
However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.<br />
<br />
For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.<br />
<br />
Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.<br />
<br />
The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.<br />
<br />
There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&rdquo; he said.<br />
<br />
A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.<br />
<br />
The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund.<br />
<br />
The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.<br />
<br />
But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.<br />
<br />
The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&rdquo; said Swain.<br />
<br />
Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.<br />
<br />
</div>',
	'credit_writer' => 'The Telegraph, 30 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111030/jsp/orissa/story_14679743.jsp',
	'article_img' => '',
	'article_img_thumb' => '',
	'status' => (int) 1,
	'show_on_home' => (int) 1,
	'lang' => 'EN',
	'category_id' => (int) 16,
	'tag_keyword' => '',
	'seo_url' => 'red-tape-blues-for-cyclone-victims-by-manoj-kar-10920',
	'meta_title' => null,
	'meta_keywords' => null,
	'meta_description' => null,
	'noindex' => (int) 0,
	'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	'most_visit_section_id' => null,
	'article_big_img' => null,
	'liveid' => (int) 10920,
	'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	'edate' => '',
	'tags' => [
		(int) 0 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	'[new]' => false,
	'[accessible]' => [
		'*' => true,
		'id' => false
	],
	'[dirty]' => [],
	'[original]' => [],
	'[virtual]' => [],
	'[hasErrors]' => false,
	'[errors]' => [],
	'[invalid]' => [],
	'[repository]' => 'Articles'

}
$articleid = (int) 10807
$metaTitle = 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar'
$metaKeywords = 'Disaster Management,Governance'
$metaDesc = '

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.

Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.

However, the 52-year-old woman from...'
$disp = '<br /><div align="justify">Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast.<br /><br />Today, it&rsquo;s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless.<br /><br />However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family.<br /><br />&ldquo;My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,&rdquo; said Parvati, her eyes moist.<br /><br />For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation.<br /><br />Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due.<br /><br />&ldquo;Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,&rdquo; said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist.<br /><br />The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning.<br /><br />&ldquo;In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,&rdquo; said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad.<br /><br />There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates.<br /><br />&ldquo;The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br />A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. &ldquo;The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,&rdquo; said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan.<br /><br />The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister&rsquo;s Relief Fund.<br /><br />The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities.<br /><br />But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day.<br /><br />The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated.<br /><br />&ldquo;Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,&rdquo; said Swain.<br /><br />Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.<br /><br /></div>'
$lang = 'English'
$SITE_URL = 'https://im4change.in/'
$site_title = 'im4change'
$adminprix = 'admin'

include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51

Red tape blues for cyclone victims by Manoj Kar

Memories of the killer cyclone of 1999 continue to haunt Parvati Maiti every time the sky turns overcast. Today, it’s been exactly 12 years since the massive cyclone swept through the state, killing and leaving thousands homeless. However, the 52-year-old woman from Ambiki village, who lost her husband and elder son to the super cyclone, is yet to receive the compensation amount of Rs 3 lakh against the two casualties in her family. “My husband Mantu Maiti and son, Bibek Maiti, were swept away by the tidal waves at Ambiki village. Carrying their death certificates and other papers, I have knocked on all doors, but I am yet to receive the compensation amount,” said Parvati, her eyes moist. For Parvati, the cyclone was a tragedy, but her fight against official apathy and red tape has been far more difficult and depressing. Twelve years after the disaster, several others like her are still awaiting compensation. Sources said 1,785 families were struggling to get their due. “Every time calamity strikes, the agencies are found blundering. The ex-gratia slip-ups are a case in point,” said Binayak Swain, a civil society activist. The exercise of providing compensation has been hit by controversies since the beginning. “In the aftermath of the cyclone, the administration put the toll at over 10,000. Later, it was revised to 7,090 with valid documents corroborating the deaths,” said Natabar Barik, president of the Jagatsinghpur zilla parishad. There were also allegations of fake death certificates having been produced and six employees of Kujang tehsil were sent to jail for issuing such forged certificates. “The district administration has so far disbursed ex gratia to 5,305 families. A total of 1,785 cases are pending as their genuineness is being verified. We are focusing on foolproof distribution system,” he said. A number of factors had led to the ex-gratia imbroglio. Many genuine cases are held up because of disputes over legal heirs. Most of the claimants were not armed with documentary proof to corroborate their claims. Besides, many had moved Orissa High Court in this regard. The administration was also preoccupied with the Posco steel project. “The settlement process is cumbersome. However, we are ensuing that not a single genuine beneficiary is left out,” said Kujang tehsildar Vasudev Pradhan. The government had announced Rs 75,000 as compensation to each bereaved family in the aftermath of the super cyclone. While Rs 50,000 of this was borne by the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, the remaining was shouldered by the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. The super cyclone had ravaged Jagatsinghpur district, which registered 7,090 deaths at 1,308 villages of eight blocks and two municipalities. But, the government is yet to learn its lesson. The weather warning system at Paradip is not working. Most of the UNDP-funded HAM radio sets installed to keep the vulnerable villages connected with the outside world have gone out of order. While the multi-purpose cyclone shelters built about a decade ago are languishing in want of maintenance, the flood shelters, a key project in these river-locked parts, are yet to see the light of the day. The coastal embankments built along the vulnerable seaside villagers are mostly ill-maintained exposing the villages to tidal ingress. Tree cover, the natural buffer against storm and cyclone, is yet to be fully regenerated. “Thousands of trees are being felled for the Posco steel project without an inch of plantation in the area susceptible to cyclone and tidal waves,” said Swain. Though the reconstruction and restoration work undertaken by both the government and private agencies have restored order in the ravaged human settlements, the human toll due to cyclone is still shrouded in controversy. As per the preliminary estimate by the then district administration, the toll was placed at over 14,491. Later the figure climbed down to 7,090 as many of the casualty report was found out not to be genuine. As human greed took the centre-stage in the calamitous hours, the district administration was virtually flooded with claims of death of their near ones. As many as 29,000 death certificates with majority of them being forged were dropped at the district administration headquarters for ex-gratia doles. At least six persons had been arrested for making false claim of death of their kith and kin while several others faced criminal proceedings for producing false misleading certificates.