Grief, lessons and hope: 25 years of super cyclone in Odisha
As Odisha (then Orissa ... Apart from the staggering human casualty, the 1999 super cyclone (official name BOB 06; back then, ...
Meet The Last Carrier Pigeon Service On Earth. Hint: They ‘Descended’ From Birds That Braved Super Cyclones
Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of around 150 birds, though their purpose has grown increasingly ...
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25 Years On: Survivors of Odisha’s killer cyclone rebuild lives, haunted by unforgettable losses
T wenty-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 ...
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Cyclone Dana: Odisha to overhaul management of multipurpose shelters
The need arose after Super Cyclone hit the coastal Odisha in 1999 resulting in loss of thousands of lives. In order to streamline and improve the quality of management, upkeeping and maintenance ...
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Cyclone Dana: Lakhs in Odisha, West Bengal brace for cyclonic storm landfall
Severe cyclonic storm, Dana, has made a landfall close to Bhitarkanika and Dhamara along Odisha ... cyclone’s winds as they acted as bio-shields in past six cyclones that formed after 1999 ...