The state government says it will be discussing with the World Bank a rehabilitation package for 15m people altogether. Rehabilitation Orissa's Development Commissioner says he wants to see the devastated villages rebuilt with concrete houses. The state's calculation now is that more than half a million animals perished, including bullocks, which are the mainstay for ploughing. It says more than one and a half million coconut trees were uprooted - a major source of income for many. There are industries expecting to take a year to resume normal working.
Criticism continues over lack of co-ordination in the relief operation.
The head of the central government's Orissa Taskforce, the defence minister George Fernandez, said on Friday that everyone was doing their best, but the best may not be good enough. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Links to other South Asia stories are at the foot of the page.