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Cyclone Fani crosses Odisha coast between 8-10 am: IMD

May 3, 2019May 6, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani crossed the Odisha coast in Puri between 8 am and 10 am on Friday, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD). “Fani centered near lat 19.8 & long 85.7 at 0930 IST of today close to Puri, latest observations indicates that the eye of cyclone has completely moved into land […]

Cyclone Fani: Landfall process begins with Puri recording wind speed of 175 kmph

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The landfall process of cyclonic storm Fani has already begun in the coastal areas with Puri recording wind speed of 175 kmph and is expected to make landfall anytime soon, informed Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishupada Sethi today here. As per the IMD communiqué, highest 15 cm rainfall was reported in Gopalpur followed by […]

PM Modi reviews preparedness as Cyclone Fani nears Odisha coast

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: A day before an extremely severe Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall near the pilgrim town of Puri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high level meeting to review the preparedness. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said Cyclone Fani is heading towards Puri with wind speeds ranging between 180-190km per hour […]

Cyclone Fani: Odisha to evacuate 8 lakh people to safety by Thursday afternoon

May 1, 2019May 2, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reviewed the State’s preparedness as cyclone Fani is expected to make a landfall in Odisha coast in Puri on Friday afternoon and directed evacuation of nearly 8 lakh people resinding along the coast and low lying area by Thursday afternoon. The evacuation operation will be carried out mostly […]