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Defence Ministry on toes to face repercussions of Cyclone Fani
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar (West Bengal/Odisha) May 02 (ANI): With severe cyclonic storm Fani set to make landfall in Odisha and parts of West Bengal on May 3, the Ministry of Defence has authorised proactive deployment of resources from Indian Navy and Coast Guard for succour at the time of need.
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NCMC reviews preparedness in view of 'Fani' cyclone
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha met here on Wednesday for the second time to review the preparedness with the States and concerned Departments of Government of India to deal with the situation
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'Fani' to hit Puri on Friday with speed of about 175 kmph: JTWC
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 1 (ANI): Cyclonic storm 'Fani' is expected to make a landfall near Balukhand village in Puri district of Odisha, where a yellow alert is in place, on Friday afternoon with a speed of about 175 kmph, Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said Wednesday.
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Cyclone 'Fani' may hit Odisha with wind speed of 205 km: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 1 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said the cyclonic storm 'Fani' has turned severely strong while moving northward and is scheduled to hit Odisha on May 3 with wind speed ranging to a maximum of 205 kilometres per hour.
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'Fani' to cross Odisha Coast on Friday, Coast Guard deploy ships for reli
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 30 (ANI): The cyclonic storm 'Fani' is very likely to intensify further into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours and cross Odisha Coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali, to the south of Puri around May 3 in the afternoon with wind speed gusting to
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Cyclone Fani: Patnaik writes to EC, requests removal of model code of cond
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India] Apr 30, (ANI): Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sent a letter to the Election Commission requesting removal of the Model Code of Conduct from all coastal districts, to make it easier for the government to handle the impending cyclonic storm FANI
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NASA looks at storm Fani's rainfall rates
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Fani, a tropical storm formed in the Northern Indian Ocean on April 27 and 28, and measured rainfall occurring throughout the new storm.
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Odisha ready as 'Fani' expected to hit Puri on Friday
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Twenty units of state and 12 units of Central disaster response forces were alerted as "very severe cyclone storm" 'Fani' is expected to reach Odisha coast on Friday, the state government said on Tuesday.
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Cyclone 'Fani' intensifies, headed towards Odisha coast: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Cyclone 'Fani' intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" on Tuesday and is headed towards the Odisha coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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Eastern Naval Command all geared up for cyclone 'Fani'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai/Bhubaneswar (Tamil Nadu/Odisha) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): In view of 'Fani' intensifying into a severe cyclonic storm on the southern and south-eastern coast of India, the Eastern Naval Command is all geared up to render necessary humanitarian assistance if the need arises.
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Cyclone Fani: Odisha health dept alerts district medical chief, public hea
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): The Directorate of Public Health of Odisha Hara Prasad Pattanaik on Monday alerted all chief district medical and public health officers regarding preparedness for the cyclonic storm 'Fani'.
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Cyclone 'Fani' forces IAF to postpone BrahMos test-firing
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 29 (ANI): In view of the cyclone storm 'Fani,' the Indian Air Force (IAF) and BrahMos Aerospace have put on hold the testfire of the air-launched version of supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft.
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