Phailin to Amphan: A look at deadliest cyclones that hit India in last 10 yearsWith Biparjoy bringing the vulnerability of India's coastal communities to natural disasters back into focus, here is a look at the notable...
15 Jun, 2023, 07.06 PM IST
Cyclone Amphan: Kejriwal offers help to CMs of WB, OdishaThe extremely severe cyclonic storm left at least 77 people dead in West Bengal and rendered thousands homeless.It also wreaked havoc in Od...
22 May, 2020, 03.24 PM IST
Supercyclone Amphan hits telcos harder in Bengal than OdishaTelecom secretary Anshu Prakash held a meeting with all the carriers and infrastructure providers to list out all the sites where the tower...
21 May, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
Amit Shah speaks to CMs of Odisha, Bengal; assures help to deal with situation after cycloneThe home minister said the teams of the National Disaster Response Force are already on the ground to help the people affected by the cyclo...
21 May, 2020, 06.31 PM IST
Cyclone Amphan: 'Minimum human loss due to accurate forecast by IMD, timely deployment of NDRF'Chief Secretaries of West Bengal and Odisha informed that timely and accurate forecast by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and advanc...
21 May, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
64 people died, over 1.4 lakh hectare crop area affected in Odisha due to Fani: GovtCyclone Fani affected three states -- Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. There was no loss of human lives in Andhra Pradesh and West B...
25 Jun, 2019, 03.27 PM IST
'Fani' caused extensive damage to power, telecom; rail and air connectivity restoredThe National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, reviewed rescue and relief operations in cyclone-hi...
04 May, 2019, 04.18 PM IST
Odisha seeks financial assistance from CentreMore than 2.47 lakh people were evacuated to safe shelters from the areas likely to be hit by the cyclone to save their lives.
16 Oct, 2014, 06.03 PM IST
Life limping back to normalcy in Odisha's Cyclone Hudhud hit zoneAs the very severe cyclonic storm hit Visakhapatanam yesterday noon, the calamity had its impact on the southern region of Odisha close to ...
13 Oct, 2014, 10.19 PM IST
There should be no bottlenecks in Hudhud relief operations in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha: Narendra ModiThe meeting came a day before he visits Visakhapatnam for a first-hand assessment of the situation there. He will also take an aerial view ...
13 Oct, 2014, 09.39 PM IST
Hudhud: AP, Odisha mount massive relief efforts, death toll rises to 24Hudhud moved from coastal AP to Odisha, where it damaged about 50,000 thatched houses, power network & roads, before heading to Chhattisgar...
13 Oct, 2014, 09.08 PM IST
Andhra grapples with Hudhud aftermath, cyclone weakensAndhra Pradesh grapples with damage to infrastructure and many losing their houses in three worst affected districts facing shortage of ess...
13 Oct, 2014, 11.58 AM IST
Cyclone damages salt industry in Ganjam districtThe recent cyclone Phailin and subsequent floods have caused a major damage to the century old salt industry in the coastal areas of Ganjam...
02 Nov, 2013, 06.40 PM IST
Post Cyclone Phailin: Odisha steps up electricity restoration workEnergy secretary P K Jena claimed that the government have been successful in providing partial power to one block and one township of Ganj...
16 Oct, 2013, 10.03 PM IST
Restoring infrastructure a bigger challenge than Phailin in OdishaCyclone Phailin has caused an estimated loss of Rs 3,000 crore in Odisha’s Ganjam district alone, which bore the brunt of its fury.
16 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Naveen Patnaik apprises post cyclone situation to PM, seeks supportNaveen Patnaik today spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over phone informing him about the twin calamities faced by the state, official...
14 Oct, 2013, 08.44 PM IST
Cyclone Phailin: Work to restore damaged infrastructure startsCabinet Secretary Ajith Seth today chaired a meeting of the Crisis Management Group to assess the damage and coordinate rescue and relief e...
13 Oct, 2013, 06.49 PM IST