Tag: Odisha
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Odisha demands 17000 crore cyclone assistance
Odisha government made a detailed presentation of the devastation caused by extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani that hit the coastal districts on 3 May to Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday.
May 6, 2019 -
Speed-breaker Didi playing politics on Cyclone Fani, refused to talk to me: PM Modi in Bengal
On Sunday, the PMO said two attempts were made on Saturday morning from the prime minister’s staff to connect prime minister to the West Bengal Chief Minister on phone.
May 6, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani: PM Modi takes aerial survey of Odisha, announces relief package of Rs 1000 crore more
PM Modi said he was satisfied with the communication between the state and the Centre and also praised the people of Odisha for having complied with every instruction of the government.
May 6, 2019 -
PM didn’t call WB CM post Fani, says TMC; PMO says called twice
The TMC attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he did not respect the federal structure of India. It said that even though the PMO had called Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, it did not get in touch with the WB CM, thus “disrespecting” the office of the chief minister.
May 5, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani: Extent of damage yet to be ascertained, PM Modi to visit Odisha on Monday
Puri, Bhubaneswar, and Jagatsinghpur plunged into darkness in the true sense as there was absolutely no connectivity – phone, electricity, internet – all dead and restoration a gigantic task for all concerned.
May 5, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani: Centre reviews relief measures in Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh
The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has moved 16 additional teams for rescue and relief work in Odisha and has removed fallen trees and other obstacles on most of the roads.
May 4, 2019 -
NEET 2019 exam postponed in Odisha due to cyclone ‘Fani’
The extremely severe cyclonic storm, which made landfall at Odisha's Puri on Friday, unleashed copious rain and windstorm that gusted up to 200 kmph.
May 4, 2019 -
India’s ‘zero casualty’ policy, pinpoint warnings minimised Cyclone Fani deaths: UN
At least 12 lakh people were evacuated in the wake of Cyclone Fani, which claimed eight lives on Friday.
May 4, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani reminds people of 1999 Odisha Super Cyclone
Human casualty was minimal, because of the elaborate disaster mitigation drills and focus on evacuation, and wind velocity was less than what it was in 1999, but the destruction in terms of tree cover, electricity poles and lines, telephone towers and houses matched
May 4, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani causes extensive damage to AIIMS Bhubaneswar, PG exams postponed
Cyclone Fani made landfall on the Odisha coast on Friday morning much before the previous forecast.
May 3, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani: Kolkata Airport to be closed from 3 pm; 223 trains cancelled till May 4
The Indian Railways has informed that it will run a special train from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai today to clear the stranded passengers affected by Cyclone Fani.
May 3, 2019 -
Check out NASA Cyclone Fani image before landfall
According to Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the cyclone's wind speeds were equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane.
May 3, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani: DGCA cancels all flights to and from Bhubaneswar, Kolkata
Airlines Air India and GoAir have waived cancellation and change charges for flights to and from Bhubaneswar.
May 3, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani to hit Odisha coast near Puri between 8 and 10 am today
The districts to be affected the most include Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Bhadrak and Balasore besides the northern part of Ganjam. The other districts likely to be impacted to a lesser extent are Cuttack, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Dhenkanal.
May 3, 2019 -
Coastal villages of Jagatsinghpur at mercy of dilapidated cyclone shelters
Several villages of Jagatsinghpur district, situated within one to two km from the sea, do not have any cyclone shelter nearby while there are a number of such shelters in the urban areas.
May 2, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani: People resort to panic buying of essential commodities
“The buying of additional essential commodities has become an essential part of the disaster preparedness on the part of people in the cyclone-prone districts,” said a report from Kendrapara.
May 2, 2019 -
PM Modi holds high-level meet as cyclone Fani heads to Odisha, reviews preparedness
The cyclonic storm which is moving northwards with a speed of 5 kms per hour is likely to cross Odisha coast south of Puri between Gopalpur and Chandbali anytime by Friday afternoon.
May 2, 2019