Odisha  

A group of 30 members, in the first phase, will reach Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Saturday from Palakkad, Kerala. According to sources, the Kerala State Electricity Board has decided to send 200 people from the team to Odisha. 

The death toll has mounted to 41 after the cyclonic storm "Fani" destroyed several parts of coastal areas in Odisha. Karnataka government has announced financial aid to the state

NASA on Thursday published some satellite images of the destruction caused by the cyclone Fani in Odisha on its online publishing outlet Earth Observatory
 

The Odisha government, in coordination with the Centre, has prepared a detailed plan identifying priority areas for restoration of power and telecom facilities in Puri and Bhubaneswar.
 

According to reports, it is said that Odisha officials have estimated that they have to install as many as 1.56 lakh electric poles in the state after Cyclone Fani battered the state

Akshay Kumar, who is known for his large heart and charitable work, has earlier donated for armed force martyrs through his fundraising initiative Bharat Ke Veer

Chairing a review meet over cyclone Fani in Bhubaneshwar on Monday, attended also by Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the PM said, “Maybe we should do it in Bhubaneswar. Others can learn so much from the work done by the Centre and the state here.”
 

Underlining the significance of the convergence of human resource and technology, PM Modi said there was a need to combine technological interface with human capabilities, which would be particularly useful in rescuing people in advance.

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha, earlier in the day reviewed relief measures in affected areas of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

On Friday, the extremely severe cyclonic storm called "Fani" hit the coastal areas of Odisha and claimed more than 20 people's lives

The BJP not only dismissed these claims, but a top government official also said Banerjee did not return PM Modi’s calls. Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was contacted only after he failed to connect with Banerjee. 

Based on aerial surveys, the Eastern Naval Command is undertaking a three-pronged rescue and rehabilitation effort centred around Puri and its suburbs in coordination with the Odisha government and district administration

The very severe cyclonic storm weakened into a severe cyclonic storm over the Odisha coast, before moving further north-northeastwards and entering West Bengal through Kharagpur in West Midnapore around 12.30 am on Saturday.

Many places around Puri were seen devastated after the cyclonic storm Fani entered Odisha coastal areas on Friday. The Naval Dornier aircraft did an aerial survey

According to sources, 10 people lost their lives in separate incidents after the cyclonic storm Fani battered Odisha's coastal areas on Friday