On October 29 in 1999, a cyclone ripped through Odisha. Such was its intensity & extent of damage, it was termed the Super Cyclone. The disaster left around 10,000 people dead and over 3 lakh houses were destroyed. Over two lakh animals were killed and 25 lakh people were marooned. Odisha went dark and was cut off from the rest of the world for an entire day. The memory of probably one of the worst natural disasters is still fresh in the minds of its victims.