chennai volunteers of blue cross of india chennai have helped cyclonehit puri district of odisha blue cross general manager dawn williams said the team consisting of fourteen members with a pickup ambulance a hydraulic ambulance fodder weighing a tonne five hundred kilograms dry dog feed large quantity of medicines rescue equipment heavy duty tree cutting machines wire cutters water proof tarpaulins drinking water and raw food items reached the cyclonehit area on may 5 two days after the cyclone hit the state the team began the rescue work by assessing the population of livestock affected and treatment for severely injured animals they provided feed to the surviving cattle and counselling for farmers who suffered huge losses along with odisha government officials the team disposed of 172 large animal carcasses and a lakh of poultry carcasses the team provided treatment to 1323 cattle around 800 animals were vaccinated