Cyclone Dana: How the Mohan Majhi Government achieved its ‘Zero Casualty’ mission in Odisha?

Bhubaneswar, October 25: With Cyclone Dana looming over Odisha, the stakes were high, and the threat of severe loss of life and property was imminent. Yet, under Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, the Odisha Government was resolute in its commitment to confront the disaster head-on, aiming for a “Zero Casualty” outcome. On October 21, upon receiving […]

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Cyclone Dana: Landfall process commences, to continue till Friday morning

Bhubaneswar, October 23: The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm Dana has commenced and it is likely to continue till morning hours. As per the latest IMD bulletin, “The landfall process has commenced and the forward sector of the wall cloud region is entering into land. The landfall process would continue till today, the 25th […]

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Cyclone Dana: Nine Ministers assigned 9 districts to oversee relief & rescue activities in Odisha 

Bhubaneswar, October 22: With Cyclone Dana advancing toward Odisha’s coastline, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday directed the nine Ministers to supervise cyclone management in nine districts which might be affected by the cyclonic storm. According to a CMO communique, Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida have been asked to oversee […]

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Cyclone Dana: Odisha colleges & universities closed across 14 districts till Oct 25

Bhubaneswar, October 22: In view of the impending cyclone Sana, the Odisha Government on Tuesday announced closures of college and universities in 14 districts – Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhnaj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul, Khurda, Nayagarh & Cuttack-from October 23-25. SRC Deoranjan Kumar Singh Higher Education Secretary to ensure that the higher educational […]

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Cyclone Dana: Well-marked low-pressure system intensifies into depression

Bhubaneswar, October 22: The well-marked low-pressure system over the east-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The depression is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm, named Cyclone Dana, with landfall projected along the Odisha-West Bengal coast late on October 24 or early October 25. […]

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Cyclone Dana: No leave for health service providers in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, October 22: In view of the impending cyclonic storm Dana, Odisha Director of Health Services Bijay Kumar Mohapatra said that facility-level and community-level management are the two main things to tackle the situation and no leave will be allowed to service providers. He assured that the state health department is fully prepared to tackle […]

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Cyclone Dana to cross north Odisha and WB coasts between Puri-Sagar Island on Oct 24: IMD

Bhubaneswar, October 21: Cyclone Dana will cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island on October 24, according to India Meteorological Centre. “The Low Pressure Area over the East-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea moved west-north-westwards and lay as Well marked low pressure area over east-central Bay of […]

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