New Delhi: As many as 64 people had died and over 1.4 lakh hectare crop area affected due to cyclone Fani in Odisha, the Home Ministry said Tuesday. Cyclone Fani affected three states — Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. In Odisha, 64 lives were...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Hockey India Thursday said it will donate all the profits from sale of match tickets of the upcoming FIH Men's Series Finals to the Odisha government in a bid to help the state recover from the damage caused by Cylcone Fani. The money collected...
Read moreChhatrapur: The district administration Tuesday prepared the final report detailing losses suffered in Ganjam district due to the severe cyclonic storm Fani. Even as there have been no reports of any casualty due to the natural disaster, the district witnessed the worst tragedy in the...
Read moreBHUBANESWAR: The cyclone Fani has devastated Bhubaneswar in an unimaginable way with around 1 million trees damaged. The uprooted trunks and bare branches are testimony to the intensity of the storm that barrelled through the state. To commemorate the day (May 3) and discuss the...
Read moreNew Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had sent nearly 65 lakh messages to the people in eastern and southern India to give them updates about ‘Cyclone Fani’ that hit the Odisha coast earlier this month, a report said. According to the report, which has...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Odisha government has sought donations from foreign nationals and NRIs to rebuild the state in the aftermath of cyclone Fani, saying their contribution will ‘heal many lives’. Cyclone Fani had ravaged the coastal districts of the state May 3, resulting in an estimated loss...
Read moreKendrapara: Prawn farmers in this district are a worried lot as cyclonic storm Fani has damaged their cultivations over 10,000 hectares, a report said. The damage to prawn gheries has affected the livelihood of over 20,000 people including small and marginal farmers. The damage has...
Read moreAradi: Although 16 days have passed after cyclone Fani hit the state, the government has failed to restore basic facilities in many areas. The power transmission infrastructure was completely destroyed in the storm. Not only urbanites, but rural people too are suffering from power outages...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced Rs 100 crore special package for street vendors, coconut growers and poultry farmers affected by Cyclone 'Fani'. The special package will be met from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) and state's own resources. About 30,000...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday directed to prepare a five-year action plan on revival of coastal shelter belt and afforestation programme. The state government has decided to spend Rs 200 crore for the programme in the next five years, said an official....
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