Tag: Cyclone Fani

Puri: The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani, which made landfall near pilgrim city Puri on May 3, has not only devastated the city but also caused extensive damage to campuses of several premier educational institutes including the Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidayalaya (SJSV). Moreover, around 80 per cent of schools in Gop and Nimapara blocks in […]

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Fani-hit people under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits will be provided relief materials and other assistance as announced by Odisha government from tomorrow, informed BMC Commissioner Samarth Verma today. Verma further informed that assistance will be mostly provided to all beneficiaries who do not posess any ration card under the National Food Security […]

Jagatsinghpur/Cuttack: Fed up with slow pace of restoration works post cyclone Fani, people continue to hit streets in different parts of Odisha. Local residents today blocked the Bhubaneswar-Puri road at Samatarapur over non-restoration of power supply. “it is almost 10 days that power is yet to be restored in our area. We are facing problems […]

Kendrapara: The unmanned Habelikahti Island at Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district, a favourite eco-tourism destination, has been ravaged by mighty tidal waves during cyclone Fani, forest officials said. Cyclone Fani that made landfall near Puri on May 3, however, spared the rest sheds for tourists at the island, they said. But a day later, […]

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.

Puri: The livelihood of potters’ community at Kumbharpada of Puri has been severely affected by the devastating cyclone Fani that made landfall in the holy town on May 3. According to reports, houses of around 300 potter families were completely swept away in the extremely severe cyclone. Besides, thousands of finished clay pots and semi-finished […]

Bhubaneswar: The toll due to Cyclone Fani, which left a trail of destruction and devastation through coastal Odisha as it hit the state on May 3, has increased to 64, a official report said on Sunday. A Cyclone Situation Report released from the office of Special Relief Commissioner said that while 39 deaths have been […]

Bhubaneswar: The neat turnaround in malaria ‘DAMaN’ in Odisha could see a spanner thrown by the Cyclone Fani. As studies suggest a link between rise in malaria positives post cyclone, the record of sorts achieved by the State in 2018 seems at stake now. For the first time in State’s history, Odisha had posted an […]

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 […]

Puri: The Railways restored normal train services from the holy city of Puri on Monday, informed the East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities.  All the passenger trains as well as express trains, trains originating from Puri daily have started running from the tourist town. “No train has been rescheduled or the routes of any train are diverted,” […]

Bhubaneswar: Temperature in as many as 10 districts of Odisha soared above 40 degree Celsius as heat wave conditions remained unabated in the State on Monday. The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority said heat wave conditions will persist for at least five days in around 15 districts including some in coastal and southern region. Titlagarh in western […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: During my recent visit to Puri to report the damage caused by cyclone Fani in the temple town I found state tourism secretary in a huddle with local hoteliers and energy department officials. He was trying to sort out the problems of the hotel industry in a bid to put tourism […]

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: An 11-member team from the Centre led by Additional Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs, Vivek Bharadwaj today took stock of the situation in the cyclone Fani-affected areas of the State. After meeting the Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi in the morning today, the team members, in two groups, visited different cyclone affected areas. […]

Bhubaneswar: Soon after Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik placed a demand for 5 lakh pucca houses before Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP targeted the state government over tall claims made regarding Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana. Addressing a presser in Bhubaneswar, senior BJP leader KV Singh Deo questioned that if Odisha CM and State government claimed […]