Odisha all set to face severe cyclone; centre orders advance release Rs 1,086 crore
Odisha all set to face severe cyclone; centre orders advance release Rs 1,086 crore
Very severe cyclone storm ‘Fani’ is expected to hit Odisha coast on Friday. The state government is fully prepared to combat the cyclone. It has alerted 20 units of state and 12 units of Central disaster response.
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Special Relief Commissioner, Bishnupada Sethi, said, "The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted the cyclone is likely to hit Odisha coast in Puri district on May 3 late evening. For search and rescue operations, we have alerted 20 units of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and 12 units of National Disaster Response Force are ready.”
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Bishnupada Sethi has alerted the district collectors of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Kendrapada, Cuttack, etc. They have been taking stock of the situation. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the advance release Rs 1,086 crore as financial assistance to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to help them undertake preventive and relief measures in response to the cyclonic storm.
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He further said, “It is very likely to intensify further into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during next 36 hours. It is very likely to move northwestwards till May 1 evening and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards towards the Odisha coast.”
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-PTC NEWS
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