Odia film on cyclone to premiere at UK film festival
The feature film titled ‘Whispers of a storm’ is based on the trail of devastation cyclone ‘Fani’ had left on the Odisha coast in 2019.
The feature film titled ‘Whispers of a storm’ is based on the trail of devastation cyclone ‘Fani’ had left on the Odisha coast in 2019.
At least 1.51 crore people spread over 16,659 villages were affected by the Cyclone Fani while over 5 lakh houses were damaged and 41 casualties reported, the Odisha government had informed in its first preliminary damage assessment report that was released on May 10.
The infrastructure includes 291 km of drainage system, 750 km of roads, 26,821 street light points, parks, and public and community toilets.
"This puts too much stress on our finances. Precisely for this reason, Odisha should be considered for special category status. In the last five years we had Phailin, Hudhud, Titli and now Fani. In addition to this, we had massive floods," said Patnaik.
Water supply has been restored to pre-cyclone status in Bhubaneswar benefiting 10 lakh people within four days of the cyclone’s impact.
No digitalized mode of payment could be made with the snapping of the internet. With no power backup, ATM kiosks became dysfunctional one after the other.
Chief Secretary Odisha government, Aditya Prasad Padhi, emphasized on the restoration of mobile and internet connectivity as the absence of these has hampered restoration and relief work.
The tourist operators and stakeholders in the tourism sector are bearing heavy cyclone-induced brunt as the tourism hubs continue to wear the look of war-torn zones even after cyclone’s destructive leap 120 hours back.
A study suggests, structures were designed in such a manner that traffic signal poles and their foundations shall be able to withstand a 3-second gust of 145 to 200 KMPH wind speed.
Odisha government made a detailed presentation of the devastation caused by extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani that hit the coastal districts on 3 May to Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday.
