Cyclone Fani News
Recalling cyclone Fani, which hit the Odisha coast on May 2, 2019, Patnaik said determination of the path of cyclones during summer is difficult.
According to latest bulletin of Indian Meterologial Department (IMD), Cyclone Amphan was around 210 km nearly south of Paradip (Odisha) and it was expected to cross West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts between Digha and Hatiya Islands close to Sundarbans during afternoon to evening hours of May 20. To see the ground report, watch the video
As many as 64 people had died and over 1.4 lakh hectare crop area affected due to cyclone Fani in Odisha, the Home Ministry said on Tuesday.
The assistance package sought by Patnaik is meant for carrying out rehabilitation and restoration work after Cyclone Fani wreaked havoc in Odisha in late April.
Odisha govt is seeking help from foreign nationals and NRIs to rebuild the state after cyclone Fani ravaged it.
The NEET exam was scheduled to be held on May 5.
Apart from agriculture input subsidy, support for tree plantations and seedings announced earlier, cash assistance of Rs 500 per damaged coconut tree will be provided to the affected farmers, subject to a limit of 25 trees per farmer.
Odisha government has prepared a massive plantation drive to create a green barricade along the coast as more than 20 lakh trees were destroyed in cyclone Fani that pounded the state at a wind speed of about 200 kmph, officials said Saturday.
Presiding over the Executive Council of Disaster Management (ECDM) meeting on Thursday, Chief Secretary AP Padhi said that Odisha's disaster management should be more effective in future.
There had been no electricity in the temple since the time severe cyclonic storm 'Fani' made landfall in Puri .
The death toll in Odisha due to cyclone Fani has touched 64 with Puri recording the maximum number of casualties at 39 according to official estimates released by the Odisha government on Saturday.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help from the Centre for the state in view of the large-scale destruction by Cyclone Fani in the coastal areas.
The central team will visit Puri and Khurda districts, the worst affected by the cyclone, on May 13 and 14.
The 'extremely severe' cyclonic storm had landfall in Puri with wind speed of up to 240 kmph on May 3.
Light rainfall and gusty wind at a speed of 40 kmph are also likely in one or two areas of these districts.
Cyclone Fani battered the coastal districts on May 3 but only half of the over 4.5 lakh electricity consumers in Bhubaneswar have got power supply back at a time when the state is sizzled under intense heat wave.
Under the free service camp, DishTV and D2H technicians will repair and restore the damaged set-top-box and outdoor units.
In Chhattisgarh, all major cities are experiencing a maximum temperature of 40 degrees or above.
Singh added that work for the restoration of power infrastructure is being done on a war footing.
Kerala will contribute Rs 10 crore towards relief work in Cyclone Fani-affected Odisha, said state chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The amount will be released from the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.
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