Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run a special train from Puri to Shalimar on Thursday for tourists in view of the landfall of cyclonic storm Fani on the Odisha coast. The train is scheduled to leave Puri at 12 noon on Thursday. It will make stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, […]
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Cyclone Fani strengthens, could batter south Bengal
Kolkata: In wake of Cyclone Fani gradually gaining strength, weather officials on Wednesday warned of destruction of thatched houses, roads, and crops in eight districts of West Bengal and advised people be evacuated from coastal areas. “There can be total destruction of thatched houses/extensive damage to kutcha (mud) houses, some damage to pucca (permanent) houses. […]
‘Fani’ to become ‘extremely severe’, warns IMD
New Delhi: The cyclonic storm “Fani” is expected to aggravate further to “extremely severe” by Tuesday mid-night, causing light to heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha till Thursday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) cautioned on Tuesday evening. It warned that the cyclone is likely to cause damage to houses, communication and power […]
Cyclone Fani: Odisha alerts District Collectors
Bhubaneswar: With cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ likely to trigger rainfall in Odisha from Thursday (May 2), the state government on Monday asked all its District Collectors to stay alert. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the cyclonic storm, which is expected to develop into a very severe cyclone, will continue to move in north-west direction before […]
Official assesses preparedness for cyclone ‘Fani’
New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha on Monday took stock of the situation arising out of the cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ that has been intensifying in the in southeast Bay of Bengal in a National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) meeting here, a Home Ministry statement said. The meeting followed directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who […]