In Odisha, lakhs of people continue to reel under the impact of devastating floods. The state government has decided to continue the relief work for seven more days in villages still marooned by flood water. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed collectors of the flood-hit districts to start restoration and reconstruction work immediately and complete it within 45 days. He has also asked the Collectors to start labour-intensive work in the villages under the Centre-sponsored Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme as the poor have been affected in the flood. Nearly 30 lakh people in 19 of Odisha's 30 districts have been badly affected in the flood.