Weakened Cyclone ‘Gulab’ spares Odisha with minimal damage, people relieved
People in 11 vulnerable districts heaved a sigh of relief as the worst fear of cyclonic devastation had not come true.
People in 11 vulnerable districts heaved a sigh of relief as the worst fear of cyclonic devastation had not come true.
The deep depression, which is a remnant of the Cyclonic Storm 'Gulab' is likely to cause heavy rainfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, IMD said on Monday.
As per the report, till afternoon, over 16,000 people have evacuated from low-lying and vulnerable areas, he said.
In a letter to state Chief Secretary Aditya Nath Das, it has urged the state government to allow Cell on Wheels (CoWs) for installation without any permission requirement, if the situation arises, for providing continuous telecom services in the affected areas.
Taking no chances, the authorities of Ganjam and Gajapati districts exposed to the onslaught of the storm, have begun the evacuation exercise of people living in vulnerable, low-lying and hilly areas.
The Unified Command Centre would keep a close watch on areas that are “low lying” and always run the risk of getting inundated even in a small spell of shower. They have earmarked five such areas and their areas of focus would be mainly Kalighat, Bhawanipore, Alipore, Watgunge and Ekbalpore, where 22 teams of Disaster Management Group ( DMG) had been kept ready.
