Berhampur: Over 2,000 people from vulnerable areas of Ganjam and Gajapati districts were evacuated to temporary shelters by 1 pm on Tuesday with cyclone Arnab set to make landfall on Wednesday. It started raining in these districts from Tuesday morning. The Gajapati district administration has identified around 11,000 people for evacuation, while Ganjam plans to shift 5,000 people.Transport minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena and collector (Ganjam) Keerthi Vasan V visited Gopalpur and assessed the situation. The collector said 110 cyclone centres have been kept ready with power supply, drinking water and sanitation arrangements. Altogether 1,029 temporary shelters have also been identified to accommodate the evacuated people.An ODRAF team has been stationed at Chhatrapur for search and rescue duty. Two NDRF teams have been deployed in the district to undertake restoration works. “We are prepared to meet any eventuality,” said the collector.In Gajapati district, the administration has barricaded 139 landslide-prone areas in R.Udayagiri, Rayagada, Nuagada and Gumma blocks and the river ghat near Kashinagar NAC to prevent entry of people into the areas. ASHA and anganwadi workers have been convincing the people to shift from hilly areas.Bijay Kumar Dash, nodal officer appointed by govt to monitor the situation in the district due to the impact of Arnab, visited different cyclone shelters. The Gajapati district administration has shut all tourist destinations, including waterfalls, BN Palace and Mahendragiri, for visitors till further orders. A huge roadside tree that got uprooted at Tumula village, Gumma block, was cleared by fire services personnel.