States which have offered contribution to Odisha for relief and rehabilitation efforts:
Tamil Nadu: Rs 10 crore.
Maharashtra: Rs 10 crore.
Uttar Pradesh: Rs 10 crore
Gujarat: Rs 5 crore
Chhattisgarh: Rs 11 crore
"Extremely severe" Cyclone Fani closed in on India’s eastern coast and is expected to make landfall tomorrow, May 3.
Catch the latest updates of the Cyclone and the aftermath here.
Authorities across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal are gearing up with the assistance of the Centre to avoid loss of life and damage.
At least 19 districts in the three states are likely to
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the storm may surge about 1.5 metres in height and may impact low-lying coastal areas of Odisha’s Ganjam, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts at the time of landfall.
The IMD has issued a “yellow warning” for the Odisha coast and suggested total suspension of fishing activities, extensive evacuation from coastal areas, and diversion or suspension of rail and road traffic.
Around 900 cyclone shelters have been made ready to house evacuees.
About 8 lakh people are expected to be evacuated from low-lying areas of 14 districts in Odisha to cyclone shelters, safer schools and college buildings.
The state governments have issued advisories and are ensuring that fishermen do not venture into the sea.
The IMD has been issuing bulletins every three hours with the latest forecast to all the states concerned.16 dead in Odisha, massive restoration work mounted
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Wind speed of 35 km/hr recorded at 9 AM: IMD
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'Extremely severe' Cyclone Fani to make landfall tomorrow
States which have offered contribution to Odisha for relief and rehabilitation efforts:
Tamil Nadu: Rs 10 crore.
Maharashtra: Rs 10 crore.
Uttar Pradesh: Rs 10 crore
Gujarat: Rs 5 crore
Chhattisgarh: Rs 11 crore
Odisha: Indian Navy has set up relief camps and community kitchens in villages near Puri district affected due to #CycloneFani. Three ships using their integral helicopters are also engaged in relief operations. pic.twitter.com/7DOG0QDrIL
— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2019
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami orders an immediate contribution of a sum of Rs.10 crores from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to the Government of Odisha. #CycloneFani (File pic) pic.twitter.com/3ehhsWRFAe
— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2019
East Coast Railways: Bhubaneswar-Yashwantpur Express, Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar (New Delhi) Express, Odisha Samprak Kranti Express will also run as per schedule. https://t.co/a3HKyC4400
— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2019
Odisha CM: Houses completely damaged will be constructed under housing schemes.Loss of agricultural&horticultural crops&animal resources,fisheries will be assessed &compensated accordingly. Tree plantations will be taken up in mission mode soon after relief and restoration. #Fani pic.twitter.com/mqser6SlEh
— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2019
PMO Sources: Attention has been drawn to reports in a section of media,that TMC has expressed its displeasure at PM Modi speaking only to WB Governor,about the post-Fani situation in the state. TMC have claimed that the PM had called Odisha¬ WB CM. The claim is incorrect.
— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2019
India's zero casualty approach to managing extreme weather events is a major contribution to the implementation of the #SendaiFramework and the reduction of loss of life from such events. I look forward to hearing more about #CycloneFani at the #GP2019Geneva May 13-17. https://t.co/AqwCwNRjxE
— Mami Mizutori (@HeadUNISDR) May 3, 2019
Bishnupada Sethi,Special Relief Commissioner (Odisha): Cyclone period is over but it caused a great devastation in Puri, Bhubaneswar & other places. As we get reports from the dist we see that most of the kutcha houses & old pucca houses have been blown away by storm in Puri dist pic.twitter.com/0IYe74jv5O
— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2019
16 dead in Odisha, massive restoration work mounted
The death toll rose to 16 in Odisha yesterday as the government mounted a massive restoration work across 10,000 villages and 52 urban areas ravaged by the storm that pounded coastal parts of the state, affecting nearly one crore people.
The toll due to Cyclone Fani, which stood at eight on Friday, mounted to 16 yesterday -- four deaths in Mayurbhanj district, 3 each in Puri, Bhubaneswar and Jajpur; and 1 each in Keonjhar, Nayagarh and Kendrapara, officials said. (PTI)
Not much damage by in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Except for damaging a few huts, Cyclone Fani did not cause much havoc in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said as the severe cyclonic storm weakened on May 4 morning and headed towards neighbouring Bangladesh.
While flight operations resumed at the Kolkata airport at 9.57 am, train services on the Sealdah and Howrah sections are also getting back to normal.
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) resumed its routine operation on May 4 morning at both Haldia and Kolkata docks.