Odisha Chief Secretary to hold state-level cyclone preparedness meeting today

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena has called a state-level cyclone preparedness meeting for possible summer cyclones during May-June. For the last four years, the state has received cyclones like Asani, Yas, Amphan and Fani in the month of May. So, the state government has called this meeting.

Last week, the SRC held a district-level review meeting for the possible cyclones. Odisha usually witnesses the wrath of cyclones during the month of May-June and the withdrawal of monsoon in October and November. Odisha’s geographical situation and climate change have also caused cyclones during the summers since 2019.

Last year, the Asani cyclone was formed and made landfall with a wind speed of 119 km per hour in the state during May 7 -11. It also wreaked the coastal area of Andhra Pradesh.

Similarly, in 2021, there was a cyclone between May 24 and May 27. It made landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh. Odisha was also affected by this storm. Amphan was formed in the Bay of Bengal in 2020. The storm lasted from May 15th to 21st. The cyclone came with a strong wind with speed of 241 km per hour. The storm passed through Odisha and hit West Bengal.

Fani hit Puri and caused much devastation in April, 2019. It also caused heavy damage in Khurda and Cuttack.

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