The India Meteorological Department forecasts a potential Cyclone Shakti. It may impact Odisha and West Bengal in India, plus Khulna and Chattogram in Bangladesh. An early monsoon onset is expected.

Renubala Patro is 62 and prone to bouts of forgetfulness ... where 42,000 people took shelter. Since then, Odisha has built 500 multi-purpose cyclone shelters and 311 flood shelters in the ...

Meanwhile, all schools have been shut in multiple Odisha and Bengal districts till Friday, October 25. In the wake of the impending cyclone, nearly 150 trains have been cancelled with many at risk ...

Tropical Cyclone Dana made landfall along the northern coast of Odisha state as the equivalent ... also been deployed to the state, which is prone to severe cyclones and storms.

(PTI Photo) Odisha’s Revenue and Disaster Management ... The state government is also planning a survey of kutcha houses in cyclone- and flood-prone areas.

IMD says monsoon has advanced over south Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea; Cyclone Shakti may form between May 23-28, with Odisha, Bengal, Bangladesh coasts likely at risk ...

Odisha, which is prone to natural calamities, has a long history of being struck by cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal. The 1999 super cyclone, which hit the state on 29 October ...

The need arose after Super Cyclone hit the coastal Odisha in 1999 resulting in loss ... Cyclone shelters are crucial for evacuating people from areas prone to cyclones and floods.

A total of 35.95 lakh people in Odisha have been impacted by cyclone Dana and subsequent flooding in 14 districts, the state’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said on Sunday.

anganwadi centres and colleges in the prone districts till normalcy is restored. The Odisha government also issued an advisory asking tourists to vacate the pilgrim town of Puri soon.

The Forest department has formed 10 teams for safety of people and rescue of reptiles in cyclone-prone areas in case the need arises. Nets, wires and other instruments have been provided to catch ...