As Cyclone Fani gained strength and moved closer to the Odisha coast, the state was put on “yellow” alert by the weather department. The Odisha government has ordered the closure of all educational institutions in the state from tomorrow.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is deploying 41 teams in areas considered to be vulnerable – Andhra Pradesh (8), Odisha (28) and West Bengal (5). The NDRF has also kept on standby 13 teams in West Bengal and 10 in Andhra Pradesh.
Odisha’s 879 multipurpose cyclone shelters have been kept ready. The shelters can accommodate about one million people during cyclones and floods.
Fishermen have been asked not to venture out far in areas southwest and southeast of Bay of Bengal.
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