As Cyclone 'Dana' made landfall in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday held a review meeting post-Cyclone Dana with Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo at the State Relief Centre.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that the Cyclone Dana has weakened into a 'well-marked' low-pressure area and is likely to further weaken to become insignificant.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday commended an ASHA worker Sibani Mandal after she rescued an elderly woman to a cyclone shelter during evacuation.
Addressing a press conference, CM Majhi eight lakh people have been evacuated so far and restoration of electric wires is underway. He also informed that the officials are facing problems due to continuous rain.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi confirmed that no reports of casualties were recorded and the target of zero casualty was achieved due to proper planning and execution.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday asserted that no casualties have been reported during Cyclone Dana adding that almost 6 lakh people have been shifted to safer places.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday, highlighting the measures taken by the government to ensure security as severe cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall in Odisha, said that the government target is zero causalities.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness for severe Cyclone Dana at Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management, Suresh Pujari was also present at the meeting.
Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Charan Majhi said, "State government is taking cyclonic storm 'Dana' very seriously. Arrangements are in place for the affected districts, including Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, and Puri."
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