New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): In view of the impending cyclone Amphan, 32 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Odisha and West Bengal, and 21 teams have been kept on standby, said SN Pradhan, Director General, NDRF, here on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): The train fare of migrant labourers coming to Odisha will be borne by the state government if it is not borne by the sending state.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): As cyclone 'Amphan' is approaching Odisha, the State has to evacuate around 50,000 to 60,000 people, said Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy on Monday.
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has spoken to Chief Secretaries of West Bengal and Odisha - Rajiva Sinha and Asit Tripathy - in view of arrangements and preparedness against Cyclone Amphan, sources said on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): Cyclone Amphan may turn into a super cyclone between today evening and tomorrow morning, said Odisha Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena on Monday.
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General SN Pradhan on Monday said that 37 NDRF teams have been deployed in seven districts of Odisha and six districts of West Bengal in view of cyclone Amphan.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): Health and Family Welfare Department, Odisha, on Monday informed that 57 COVID-19 patients have recovered and are being discharged, and there are no active cases of coronavirus in Bhubaneswar and Jagatsinghpur.
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on Monday with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) over the situation surrounding Cyclone Amphan.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 positive cases till 9 am in Odisha reached 876, after 48 new cases were reported in the state on Monday, according to Odisha Information and Public Relations Department.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): Cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm at 2:30 am on Monday, it is expected to further intensify into a super cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours, said Mrutyunjaya Mohapatra, India Meteorological
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): Office of the Special Relief Commissioner Odisha on Sunday said that concerned government departments and 12 coastal and adjoining districts have been alerted and advised to undertake required measures in the backdrop impending danger from cyclo
Jagatsinghpur (Odisha) [India], May 18 (ANI): Jagatsinghpur District Magistrate, Sangram Keshari Mohapatra has said that the administration is well prepared in view of cyclone 'Amphan' and by May 19 all people in the slum areas will be evacuated.