According to IMD, Cyclone Biparjoy is moving ahead of Saurashtra Kutch as a 'very severe' cyclone. Several relief and rescue teams are on alert as tens of thousands of people were evacuated to safe locations in Gujarat, said officials.
The three-way accident involved Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and the goods trains at Bahanaga Bazar Station in Odisha's Balasore district. According to the Odisha Government's Special Relief Commissioner's office 17 coaches of the two trains had derailed and wer
The meeting was attended by State Governments officials and Tamil Nadu Government officials including Kumar Jain Principle Secretary, Revenue Tamil Nadu and Sandeep Mittal ADG Tamil Nadu Police and others at Special Relief Commissioner's office in Odisha.
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid took to his Twitter to console the loss of lives in the accident. "Deeply saddened to hear the news of the tragic train accident in Odisha, #India, leading to loss of lives and injuries to many. My heartfelt condolences to the families of the vict
The Conference was held to review the preparedness of states and UTs for dealing with any natural disasters that may occur during the coming South-West Monsoon season.
Odisha government said on Wednesday that all precautionary measures have been taken to deal with any eventuality coming out of a summer cyclone. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also reviewed the situation and instructed the department concerned to take necessary arrangements, said Special Reli
"Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu issued directives to all the District Collectors to take measures for managing heat waves and water scarcity situation across the State," the official statement said.
CM gave instructions to assess the loss of crops and distribute compensation to the farmers without delay. He also instructed the relief commissioner to inform the farmers about the weather forecast and make proper use of the early warning system.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 18 (ANI): Over 4.67 lakh people in 1,757 villages in 10 districts of Odisha have been affected so far by the flood situation due to the heavy rainfall in the state, informed Special Relief Commissioner, Pradeep Kumar Jena on Wednesday.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 16 (ANI): Several animals and birds were rescued on Friday after a flood-like situation arose in Navsari due to extremely heavy rainfall in the district.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 15 (ANI): At least 811 people have been rescued in the Navsari district of Gujarat in a single day, P. Swaroop, Relief Commissioner informed on Friday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 11 (ANI): Cyclone Asani is likely to reach Kakinada on the Andhra coast on Wednesday morning, informed Odisha Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena.