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.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic circulation over central Andaman Sea is expected to intensify into Cyclone Dana by Wednesday and is expected to reach the northwest Bay of Bengal, off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by Thursday morning.
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi conducts a review meeting with Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management, Suresh Pujari on flood-like situation after heavy rains in the state at Odisha Legislative Assembly in Bhubaneswar, said an Information & PR Department, Odisha on Tuesday.
Odisha Minister Suresh Pujari said that the state government's goal is to ensure every poor person in the state has land for housing within next five years.
The doctor and his wife, together with another doctor couple, were on vacation when the when the area was hit by landslides. Two other doctors have been rescued and undergoing treatment while a third doctor is still missing.
Padma Shri Awardee Kamala Pujari on Saturday passed away at 74. Prominent leaders from across the country including Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over her demise.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityananda Gond, and Krushna Chandra Patra took oath as ministers under Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi-led cabinet in Odisha in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.