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Although many villages in India and Bangladesh have been cut off by the floods and high tides caused by powerful Cyclone Yaas, the storm itself is showing signs of weakening as it moves into India’s territory.
Yaas, the second cyclonic storm to hit India in the last 10 days, made landfall on the east coast this morning days after Cyclone Taukte unleashed mayhem on the west...
NDRF director general SN Pradhan says the force has mobilised it 52 teams in Odisha ahead of landfall of cyclone Yaas. BHUBANESWAR: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) director general Satya Narayan Pradhan, who is from Odisha, speaks to Debabrata Mohapatra on cyclone Yaas preparedness and challenges. Only a few days ago it was Tauktae, now it is Yaas. It must be very hectic for your personnel? Back to back cyclones on different coasts have kept us on our toes. The situation is more challenging during the deadly Covid second wave. Just as we were busy with post-Tauktae restoration work i...
Government officials on their way to evacuate villagers at Baliapal in Balasore district on Monday BHUBANESWAR: Right from the Super Cyclone in 1999 to Amphan last year, cyclonic storms have hardly ever spared horticulture crops in the state. Trees bearing fruits such as mangoes, papayas, bananas, guavas, pineapples and others have always been the first to be knocked off by cyclones. When Phailin had hit the state in 2013, thousands of farmers had lost their trees and faced huge losses. More than 43,000 hectares of horticulture crops were damaged in three districts — Ganjam, Puri and Khurd...
Rescue and relief workers prepare to leave for vulnerable zones in Bhubaneswar on Monday BHUBANESWAR: Much water has flown down the bridge since 1999 when the Super Cyclone devastated the disaster-prone Odisha and exposed its inept handling of natural calamities. Over the years, the state’s disaster management module has come of age and the government is gearing up to brace Cyclone Yaas this time. Like the previous years, the government has taken a pledge of ensuring zero casualty and is relying heavily on its two specialized wings — the Odisha Fire Service and the Odisha Disaster Rapid ...