Tag: Cyclone Fani Aftermath

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: The museums in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack which are the vanguards of history now seem be crumbling edifices in desperate need of preservation & restoration themselves. Netaji’s Birth Place Museum and Odisha State Maritime Museum in Cuttack and Regional Museum of Natural History in Bhubaneswar have been have been pockmarked with […]

Bhubaneswar: The extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ which wreaked havoc in the coastal belts of Odisha including capital city Bhubaneswar, has adversely affected weddings scheduled to be held this season. While many marriage functions were postponed, some were called off owing to the infrastructural damages caused by cyclone Fani at the venues. Suryakanta Sahoo, a […]

Cuttack: Eight days since cyclone Fani devastated several parts in Odisha, relief still eludes people at Nimeisapur village in Cuttack district. Villagers alleged that despite losing almost everything in the cyclone, they have not got assistance from the State government. Besides, no administrative official has visited the village to assess the damage. The locals alleged […]

Jagatsingpur/Bhubaneswar: Resentment is now brewing among people of several parts of Odisha that were ravaged by cyclone Fani over non-restoration of electricity supply.Demanding immediate restoration of power supply, hundreds of locals of Chapada panchayat in Jagatsingpur district staged a road blockade on Cuttack-Paradip road today. Vehicular movement on the route was affected as the agitators […]

Puri: Following his visit to the Cyclone Fani-affected areas in Puri and Konark, Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday slammed BJD-led Odisha Government for its alleged failure in providing adequate healthcare services to the people in the district. To review the situation, Azad met people injured in Fani and […]

Jajpur: Residents of Pritipur village under Binjharpur Tehsil in Jajpur district allegedly abused a lady Revenue Inspector (RI) and thrashed a peon who had accompanied her to the village for conducting an assessment of the damage caused by Cyclone Fani. As per reports, some women in the village started to hurled abuses at the woman […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 50 units of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are currently engaged in the rehabilitation and relief work post cyclone Fani in Odisha and emphasis is being laid on restoration of power supply in the affected areas, informed NDRF Director General, Satya Narayan Pradhan today. Pradhan today held a meeting with Chief […]

Puri: It’s not the world famous Jagannath temple that witnessed huge damages by the rampaging ‘Fani’ fury. Many other world heritage sites, historical monuments too are not spared. And the famous Sri Lokanath temple in Puri is not an exception. As per reports, Lokanath temple in Puri district incurred severe damages owing to the fury […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today announced a special package of Rs 1600 crore in total for livelihood support for cyclone Fani victims. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today declared a slew of assistance packages for various types of farmers in the State including those involved in fish farming, cattle rearing and even Self Help Groups (SHG) […]

As if problems like lack of water and power supply were not enough for the cyclone Fani affected residents of Kantia village under Jatni Tehsil in Khurda district, housefly menace has now added to the woes.

Bhubaneswar:  The State government’s flagship cheap meal scheme, Aahar, will resume services in the Silver city from Monday. The Aahar centres in Cuttack that implement the cheap meal scheme have stopped functioning since May 3 – the day of landfall of extremely severe cyclone Fani near Puri. As per reports, the disruption in the cheap […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sanction 5 lakh pucca houses for the cyclone-affected people in the state. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Patnaik requested him to consider sanctioning 5 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (G) special houses initially for the state. He also sought […]

Bhubaneswar: A total of 6,498 schools have been damaged in cyclone Fani that ravaged 14 districts in Odisha on May 3, an official said on Monday. As per initial reports, the School and Mass Education department in the state has assessed a loss of Rs 417.83 crore due to the cyclone, said Information and Public […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray today said that around 20 lakh trees were damaged in the devastating cyclonic storm Fani which hit the State on May 3. The cyclone has caused massive destruction to forests and environment and it will take another 20 years to restore everything, the minister said adding that plantation […]

Bhubaneswar: For residents of several localities in Bhubaneswar, coping up with the post cyclone Fani problems and getting their lives back on track has now become a herculean task owing to lack of power supply even for the past 11 days. Moreover, Odisha government’s tall claims of restoring power supply in Bhubaneswar by May 12 […]