Tag: Cyclone Fani

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s tourism sector suffered massive losses in the wake of cyclone Fani which left behind a trail of destruction in several coastal districts, the worst affected being Puri and Khurda. On a rough estimate the loss has been to the tune of Rs.732 crore. Puri being a major tourist hub of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has fixed modalities for the officials to identify the people affected by Cyclone Fani, who will be allotted pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMAY-G). Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, in a letter to all District Collectors, Project Director (PD) and DRDA, has asked to undertake special measures […]

Bhubaneswar: The Assembly Wednesday passed The Odisha Appropriation Bill, 2019 allowing the state government to withdraw Rs 1,46,061 crore out of the Consolidated Fund to be used during the 2019-20 financial year. The bill moved by Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari, was passed by a voice vote. Earlier on Tuesday, the House had approved demands for […]

Bhubaneswar: The global consulting and IT services company, Infosys extended a helping to the people of Puri who were severely affected in the severe cyclonic storm Fani. The CSR wing of Infosys Foundation, along with Infosys Bhubaneswar Development Centre carried out a philanthropic drive and accordingly planned from materials required, procurement to execution of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday released a damage assessment report on cyclone Fani which estimates the total damage and loss at Rs 24,176 crore and recovery needs at Rs 29,315 crore. The Cyclone Fani – Damage, Loss and Needs Assessment (DLNA) report will contribute towards expediting the reconstruction and recovery processes in […]

New Delhi: Hockey India on Wednesday donated Rs 31 lakh to the Odisha CM’s Relief Fund. HI said that this was in appreciation of the state’s efforts to ensure the smooth conduct of the FIH Men’s Series Finals in Bhubaneswar in June despite the damage caused by Cyclone Fani. An HI statement said that its […]

Puri: Fishermen living on the seaside of the pilgrim city of Puri have been busy with an odd job these days – searching for gold on the beach. After the waves recede, the fishermen start scouring the wet sand for gold flakes. It is said that this search for gold has begun after Cyclone Fani […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: More than three months have passed since cyclone Fani struck the Odisha coast but the state is yet to recover fully from its effects. People in several villages of Puri district, which was the worst affected by the calamity, are still struggling to rebuild their damaged houses. Power continues to play […]

Cuttack: Even though three months have passed since Cyclone Fani pummelled Cuttack, the lone LPG crematorium in Khannagar is yet to be made functional. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has not carried out repair of the crematorium which suffered severe damages during the Cyclone. Denizens of the Millennium City especially poor have been facing difficulties […]

Puri: Its almost three months since the extremely severe cyclonic storm wreaked havoc in Puri, but the coastal district in Odisha is yet to recover completely from its after effects. The authorities seem to be struggling to rebuild the infrastructure of several schools, which bore maximum brunt of the cyclone. One such school is the […]

Puri: The weaver birds are back in several parts of Kakatpur, Astaranga and Konark areas of Puri district. This has now brought smiles on the faces of residents who had initiated several measures in the past for the protection of these endangered birds. The residents were earlier apprehensive about the return of the birds as […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha government must be grateful to the Centre for allocating more than rupees five thousand crore for afforestation and forest regeneration activities in the state over a period of ten years. The allocation, believed to be the highest compared to any other state, has been made by Centre’s Compensatory Afforestation Fund […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: In a significant move, union agriculture minister, Narendra Singh Tomar has promised additional assistance to coconut farmers whose crop was hit by cyclone Fani. The assurance must be music to the ears of farmers in areas like Chandanpur and Sakhigopal in Puri that bore the brunt of Fani that made landfall […]

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha received a whopping assistance of over Rs 16,000 crore in the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government’s second term, informed Union Minister of State for Shipping, Chemicals and Fertiliser, Mansukh Mandaviya. Addressing a presser at Bhubaneswar on Monday, Mandaviya said the Centre provided Rs 4,678 crore to Odisha for […]

Cuttack: Uncertainty looms large over the fate of the upcoming India-West Indies One Day International (ODI) cricket match scheduled to be played at Barabati stadium in Cuttack on December 22. At present the stadium is not ready to host the match as bulk of the infrastructure was damaged in the cyclonic storm Fani which hit […]