India has extended humanitarian assistance to Madagascar following widespread devastation caused by tropical cyclones Fytia and Gezani earlier this year, reaffirming its support for the island nation during the ongoing relief efforts.
The maximum number of tropical cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal affects the Indian coast, but Odisha frequently bears the brunt of these natural phenomena, resulting in huge loss of life and property, an eminent scientist said on Thursday.
The socio-economic impact of tropical cyclones and coping strategies of local communities in Odisha was the subject of a one-day national workshop organised at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University day.
The peculiarity of this strong cyclonic storm was the persistence of its intensity till it crossed the coast, and the fact that it did not weaken following interaction with land after crossing the coast
