Since then, Odisha has faced nine cyclones successfully. And since then the state’s per capita income has increased almost 10 times from ₹ 15,100 in 1999-2000 to ₹ 1.61 lakh in 2023-24. Yet ...

A video shared on Twitter shows shows Cyclone Fani battering the Indian village of Charichhak, in Odisha state. In the video, taken and tweeted by Chinmaya Ku. Muduli, trees sway and bend under ...

Twenty-five years after the devastating super-cyclone of October 29-30, 1999, which tore through coastal Odisha, most survivors have managed to rebuild their lives despite the challenges of ...

On the 25th anniversary of the Super Cyclone that devastated Odisha in 1999, survivors share their heartbreaking tales of loss, resilience, and the ongoing impact of the disaster that took nearly ...

Odisha recalls 1999 Super Cyclone, state observes Disaster Preparedness Day in wake of Dana Recalling the experience, Giridhar Gamang, the then chief minister, told The Telegraph, 'We did not have the ...

Very dangerous Tropical Cyclone Phailin, in the North Indian Ocean's Bay of Bengal, has put on an impressive burst of rapid intensification, going from a tropical storm with 65 mph winds to a ...

The need arose after Super Cyclone hit the coastal Odisha in 1999 resulting in loss of thousands of lives. Climate change linked to poverty, trafficking in the Sundarbans .

The 1999 Odisha (then Orissa) Super Cyclone, designated as BOB 06 by the India Meteorological Department ... The Super Cyclone of 1999 left an indelible mark on Odisha’s landscape and psyche.

According to official figures, nearly 10,000 people perished in the cyclone that struck the coastal state of Odisha in 1999, leaving behind a trail of devastation that the state endured for years.

As Odisha (then Orissa) gears up to face Cyclone Dana, it’s perhaps time to remember how in 1999, the worst ever storm of the country in over five decades ripped through the riparian state of ...