Cyclone Dana: 3 lakh people evacuated so far in Odisha, 62K more to be taken to safer places ahead of landfall

Bhubaneswar, October 24: So far, 3 lakh people have been evacuated in the State, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi after chairing a high-level meeting on the preparedness to tackle the cyclonic storm Dana which will make landfall between Bhitarakanika and Dhamara at midnight today. “Total 3.62 lakh people will be evacuated. Till now, 3 […]

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Cyclone Dana to make landfall between Bhitarkanika-Dhamara in Odisha, confirms IMD

Bhubaneswar, October 23: Cyclone Dana will make landfall between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district and Dhamara in Bhadrak district during the night of October 24 and the early hours of October 25, said India Meteorological Department. As per the latest IMD bulletin, The cyclonic storm “DANA” (pronounced as Dana) over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards […]

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Rs 110 crore ROPAX Jetty Project to come up on river Dhamara as Centre accords administrative nod

Delhi/Bhubaneswar, April 16: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) has accorded administrative approval for sanction of Rs 50.30 crore for developing all-weather ROPAX (Roll-on/Roll-off Passenger) Jetty and allied infrastructure connecting Kaninali in Bhadrak district and Talachua in Kendrapara district, Odisha under the Sagarmala initiative, said an official release. According to a MoPSW communique, […]

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