Tag: Cyclone Fani

Former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang has set the cat among pigeons by raising the question that everyone – except apologists of the Naveen Patnaik government, of course – wanted to ask but did not muster the courage to do so: Did the government, as it has claimed, really ‘evacuate’ 14 lakh people in the hours […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced that it will facilitate loan services for all the cyclone-affected entrepreneurs in the State under various schemes of the bank. Also, loans already applied by businessmen who have been affected by Fani will be soon sanctioned by the SBI. The Bank will further provide coverage to […]

Rourkela: In an unfortunate incident, a student of the Rourkela Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) died after he fell off a running train Wednesday night while returning home from Bhubaneswar. The deceased has been identified as Bhaskar Sahu. Reportedly, Sahu along with 36 other students of the ITI were engaged in restoration work for power […]

Bhubaneswar: Power supply has been restored in 2,500 households in cyclone-hit Puri and at least another 4,000 will get electricity by Thursday night, District Collector Balwant Singh said. The Odisha government said the relief and restoration work has picked up substantially in other cyclone-hit districts like Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara. “We have already electrified Shree Jagannath […]

Puri: At a time when restoration work is going on a war footing to repair the entire power infrastructure in Puri district devastated in the cyclone, a staffer of the Electricity department died on duty after being electrocuted while repairing a transformer near Sadar police station area in the pilgrim town. Raising concerns over his […]

Bhubaneswar: With two very severe cyclones (Titli, Fani) ravaging the State in a span of nearly eight months, the shocker is Odisha has seen the highest crop damages in the country owing to natural disasters in 2018-19 . As per data available with the Union Government, Odisha has seen crop damages in an area covering […]

Bhubaneswar: With cyclone Fani giving a body blow to small scale industries, farmers and small traders alike in Odisha, the Union Finance Ministry has stepped in and directed the insurance companies to settle the claim amounts at the earliest without indulging in lengthy documentation process. A direction to this effect has been recently delivered at […]

Jagatsinghpur: Even as the government claims to have fully restored power supply in Jagatsinghpur, many parts of the district are still in darkness post Cyclone Fani. Power has not been restored in these areas even after 14 days of the severe cyclonic storm that hit Odisha coast on May 3. As per reports, residents of […]

Kendrapara: Within seconds, cyclone Fani took everything away from the family of Khirod Behera of Raghudeipur in Kendrapara district, including the house which he had built after years of struggle. With no other option, Khirod’s family of four has now turned a toilet their home for the past 15 days. Khirod’s family has been rendered […]

Puri: After the landfall of devastating cyclone Fani in Odisha, Balukhand sanctuary became one of the worst hit tourist spots. Though the Odisha Forest Department has said that it is trying its best to restore the sanctuary known for its swathes of flora and fauna, many believe that it may take as many as 5 […]

Puri: It seems there is no end to the problems of residents living in and around Puri after cyclone Fani made its landfall in the coastal district on May 3. Many local residents of Brahmagiri, Krushnaprasad, Chandanpur and Satyabadi areas of the district are reeling under diarrhoea outbreak after the extremely severe cyclone. The affected […]

Cuttack: Amid ongoing relief work post Cyclone Fani, an incident today came to fore from Bilipada village under Banki police limits of the district where locals detained a pick-up van transporting over 10 quintals of rice reportedly meant for the cyclone-affected victims. Alleging embezzlement of the rice bags, they alleged that the Zilla Parishad member […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Fani has laid waste huge coconut plantations in Puri district. The destruction is visible as one drives along national highway 306 from Bhubaneswar to Puri. Acres of coconut plantations have been flattened by the gale that wreaked unprecedented havoc on this land for more than three hours on May 3. […]

Puri: The Jaya idol in Puri Srimandir damaged by the extremely severe cyclone Fani will be constructed again, informed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today during his visit to the 12th century shrine to take stock of the damages. “I came to see the damage done to Shree Jagannath mandir in Puri. The officials of Archaeological […]

Puri: At least four doctors, who were pressed into service to provide healthcare to the residents of cyclone Fani-affected Puri district, have been suspended for dereliction of duty. The Odisha Health department director suspended four doctors— Jakesh Samantray and Zahana Parbin of Nuapada community health centre (CHC) in Chilika, Bapujee Nayak and Jashmin Nilima Panda of […]