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 ...

This resident of the seaside village of Panikia, under Mahakalapada block of Kendrapada district, was among those who lost everything to the Super Cyclone on October 29, 1999.

Nearly 10,000 people died in Super Cyclone in 1999. Then, we did not have safe shelters. During these years, 815 multi-purpose cyclone and flood shelters have been constructed," Patnaik said on ...

Nearly 10,000 people died in Super Cyclone in 1999. Then, we did not have safe shelters. During these years, 815 multi-purpose cyclone and flood shelters have been constructed,” Patnaik said on ...

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 ...

Kendrapada: Even after 25 years, the pain and suffering caused by the Super Cyclone of 1999 remain etched in the memories of the survivors. Ranjan Mandal, a resident of Jhatipari village, lost 26 ...

At a prayer meeting on Sunday, Panchayat Samiti member Sushree Sangita Guru declared that there are plans to allocate Rs 2.5 lakh from the Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha funds for the purpose.

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 ...

Home to over 4.6 crore people, Odisha, along the Bay of Bengal, often acts as a magnet for all kinds of natural disasters. In October 1999, a super cyclone of massive proportions ripped through ...

PREMIUM The 1999 super cyclone killed nearly 10,000 people in Odisha and affected over 13 million others across 12 of the state’s 30 districts. (HT Archive) Also Read | Cyclone Dana: Several ...