Tag: Cyclone Fani

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that he will not celebrate his birthday on Wednesday (October 16) in view of cyclone Fani that caused massive damage in the state in May this year. Patnaik, who has been in power since 2000, will turn 74 on Wednesday. “This year, cyclone Fani has caused […]

Puri: The Balukhand Sanctuary which was ravaged by very severe cyclonic storm Fani on May 3 is now flourishing with a new green cover. With the onset of tourist season, the forest department has opened a nature’s camp to increase inflow of tourists into the once-most favoured destination. According to sources, the forest authorities have […]

Puri: Six months after being hit by severe cyclonic storm Fani, hundreds of residents in Puri district on Monday gathered on the premises of collector’s office alleging irregularities and delay in release of compensation. The residents alleged although they had suffered heavy damage during the cyclone, their names have been excluded from the beneficiary list. […]

Puri: Following numerous allegations of misappropriation of funds meant for Fani-affected victims in the district, Puri Collector Balwant Singh has clarified that ineligible beneficiaries who have received financial assistance from the authorities will refund the money. Informing that the process has already been initiated, Singh said “Steps will be taken to collect money from those […]

Puri: It has been more than six months since the devastating cyclone Fani wreaked havoc in several districts of Odisha, but unfortunately, many cyclone-hit victims are yet to receive assistance from the State government. For Sanjay Maharana of Nirmala village in Puri, the struggle to get a house has almost become a herculean task. Despite […]

Bhubaneswar: A private engineering services company will build 150 disaster-resilient houses for people affected by clone Fani in Odisha’s Puri district and will also provide skill development training to them, officials said on Friday. Puri District Collector Balwant Singh along with CEO & Managing Director of L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS) Keshab Panda laid the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday decided that the wood from trees uprooted at Balukhand Sanctuary during cyclone Fani would be utilised to cook food at the kitchen in Lord Jagannath Temple. A portion of the dead wood collected from sanctuary would also be sent to ‘Swargadwar’ (crematorium) to be used for funerals, said forest […]

Bhubaneswar:  Since Odisha’s worst cyclonic disaster became talking point of the nation, the departing 2019 could  well be remembered as a calamitous year in State’s history. The tumultuous fact is State had to bear the brunt of Extremely Severe Cyclone (ESC) Fani in a month which was not considered as the traditional cyclone season in […]

By Sandeep Sahu Come to think of it! The 21-day countrywide ‘lockdown’ in force since March 23 hasn’t been such a terrible thing after all! Please have patience as I explain just how!! Cut back to the first week of May, 2019 and imagine the state we, the people who had the misfortune of living […]

Bhubaneswar: The deep depression system over southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) turned into a tropical cyclone Amphan (UM-PUN), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed in its latest bulletin. As per the IMD bulletin, “The deep depression over SE- Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood remained practically stationary during past 6 hours and rapidly intensified into a […]

Bhubaneswar: For the two successive years (2019, 2020), severe cyclones took birth in the Bay of Bengal in the month of May. With the moderate La Nina conditions are on their way out, as per the latest El Nino Southern Oscillation forecast, what is in store in Bay of Bengal this May? Meanwhile, after Asia […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday urged the Prime Minister to provide shelter to all eligible households in the State under Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY). In a letter to PM Narendra Modi, Patnaik demanded 7.87 lakh pucca houses in 14 districts which were battered by extremely severe cyclone ‘Fani’ in May 2019. […]