Tag: Special Relief Commissioner

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continue to sizzle under intense heat with Titlagarh in western region of the state becoming the hottest place recording 47 degrees Celsius today, highest in the state so far this summer. The entire state virtually turned into a boiling cauldron as the mercury breached the 43 degrees mark in at least nine places […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continue to sizzle under intense heat despite marginal drop in some areas as the mercury breached the 40 degrees Celsius mark in 12 places today. The maximum temperature stood at 45 degrees Celsius at Bhawanipatna, Balangir and Titlagarh, making these places the hottest in the state. Sonepur came close second recording 43 deg […]

Ahead of the onset of the monsoon in Odisha, the administrations of all districts were today asked to submit final report about their preparedness in the next 10 days

Bhubaneswar: Though people in some parts of interior Odisha had some relief from gruelling heat following reports of kalabaisakhi (norwester), there was no let up in the heat wave as temperature remained at 40 degree Celsius and above in 14 places. As per a Met release issued this evening, Sonepur was the hottest place in […]

Bhubaneswar: While the people of coastal Odisha had some relief from the scorching sun, there was no respite from the intense heat wave for the people in the interior region of the state on Monday. As per a Met release this evening, Titlagarh remained the hottest place in the state for the third consecutive day […]

While the people of coastal Odisha had a temporary relief from the intense heat wave, mercury rose alarmingly in almost all parts of west and central districts of the state today with Sonepur and Sundergarh recording 46 degree Celsius each, the highest temperature recorded in the state this summer

Bhubaneswar: With most parts of Odisha reeling under an intense heat wave, the number of deaths due to heat stroke rose to 24 on Tuesday with reports of the death of seven more persons, sources in the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said. Notably, SRC Pradipta Kumar Mahapatra had told the media on […]

Concerned over the unprecedented heat wave in Odisha, the state government on Monday announced the closure of all schools in the state till April 20

With the intense heat wave throwing normal life out of gear in Odisha, the sunstroke toll went up to 16 in the state on Sunday with the death of three persons, sources in the control room of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said

For the first time ever, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) would take up drought management in the state from this year

The Odisha government on Wednesday claimed that the Centre has trimmed its drought assistance to the state due to wrong calculation

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the stampede during a Lord Jagannath festival in 2006, Odisha Govenrment today approved a standard operating procedure for smooth management of the Rath Yatra at Puri on July 18. “All the departments linked with Nabakalebara festival have prepared their own disaster management plan. Taking all these plans together, Odisha State Disaster […]

Bhubaneswar: The sunstroke death toll in Odisha went upto 63 even as monsoon covered the entire state by third week of June. The collectors of different districts have so far confirmed deaths of 63 persons due to sunstroke in recent months, a communication from the special relief commissioner’s (SRC) office said today. “The collectors sent […]

Bhubaneswar: Blistering heat wave condition continued in several parts of Odisha as 15 places recorded above 40 degree Celsius on Monday while the state government said it had received reports of deaths of 140 people due to sunstroke but only confirmed 14 of them. “We have received reports regarding death of 140 people due to […]

Bhubaneswar: Gruelling heat swept across Odisha today throwing life out of gear with Jharsuguda becoming the hottest place at 44.4 degrees Celsius. The number of deaths due to sun-stroke stood at three. The casualties have been reported from Bargarh, Angul and Balangir districts, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said. The state virtually […]