Tag: Cyclone Fani

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha continues to reel under the unprecedented destruction caused by cyclone Fani, donations and other assistance continue to pour in for the State from across the country. While several State governments and business houses have extended helping hands, individuals and NGOs in Odisha are also pooling relief materials and sending them to the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief, the Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar has facilitated exchange of currency notes damaged in the severe cyclonic storm Fani. Not only this, it has also asked the banks to function for two additional hours, i.e. till 6PM. As per reports, all banks have been directed to allow exchange of currency […]

Bhubaneswar: While restoration work is underway on war footing in the Capital City, the ‘privileged’ residents here have moved to luxury hotels and lodges to overcome the challenges thrown by the damage caused by the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani. Sans electricity and water supply in the aftermath of Fani, luxury hotels, lodges and guest […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has contributed Rs 10 crore to the cyclone-hit Odisha for relief assistance to the affected people, an official statement said on Thursday. “The amount (Rs 10 crore) is being credited to the bank account of the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in Bhubaneshwar,” said the statement from the Chief Minister’s Office […]

Bhubaneswar: Electricity supply will be restored at Badadanda, the grand road in Puri by May 12 and remaining areas of the district including Konark by May 15, informed Sanjay Singh, secretary of Information and Public Relations department. Moreover, the State government has reiterated that they are on schedule to meet the deadline set for restoration […]

Bhubaneswar: A 1,52,985-hectare area covering 88 blocks in 14 districts was affected due to cyclone Fani which hit Odisha, an official said on Thursday. Information and Public Relations Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh said as per a preliminary damage assessment report, a 1,52,985- hectare area has been affected in the cyclonic storm. Less than 33 per […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sought Centre’s intervention to assess the damages caused to Shree Jagannath Temple at Puri and Konark Sun Temple by cyclone Fani which hit the State on May 3. In a letter to Union Minister of State (I/C) of Culture, Mahesh Sharma, Patnaik stated that cyclone Fani caused extensive […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when life is yet to get back on track in several districts which were ravaged by Cyclone Fani, help continues to pour in from all quarters from Bollywood to State governments. The visuals of Gajapati SP Sarah Sharma along with other police officials moving door to door to collect funds for […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi today reviewed the post-cyclone Fani restoration work in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts and informed that power supply will be restored in these districts by May 12. “The devastating cyclone Fani claimed three lives in Kendrapara, however, about 1.17 lakh people were evacuated successfully to safer places in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Since cyclone Fani tore through the Odisha coast on May 3 paralysing normal life, restoration works are underway on war-footing. Apart from several teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and skilled workers from other states, around 1200 fire personnel of Odisha are rendering their service towards rehabilitation […]

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: Post the severe cyclonic storm, heatwave continued to grip Odisha with mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius in 11 places of the State on Thursday. Officials of the Regional Meteorological Department have predicted that similar situation will persist for two more days. A yellow warning has been issued in view of severe heatwave conditions […]

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Thanks to coordinated efforts, 232 petrol pumps out of a total of 234 filling stations in Puri, Cuttack and Khurda districts have been made operational within seven days of cyclone Fani. After taking stock of the situation during a review meeting held today, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed that three districts Puri, Khurda […]

Bhubaneswar: For power-harried City denizens, here is a distressing news. The Capital city is not going to witness a 100 per cent restoration of power supply by this weekend. Virtually delivering a shock to denizens’ hopes, Energy Secretary Hemant Sharma today said by the May 12 deadline, power supply will be restored to 90 per […]