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.
The TMC attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he did not respect the federal structure of India. It said that even though the PMO had called Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, it did not get in touch with the WB CM, thus “disrespecting” the office of the chief minister.
Puri, Bhubaneswar, and Jagatsinghpur plunged into darkness in the true sense as there was absolutely no connectivity – phone, electricity, internet – all dead and restoration a gigantic task for all concerned.
The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has moved 16 additional teams for rescue and relief work in Odisha and has removed fallen trees and other obstacles on most of the roads.
As of Saturday, Fani has weakened into a "cyclonic storm leaving no more major threat" for West Bengal.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Guterres said, "Fani was less intense at landfall, but is still one of the most intense storms to make landfall in Odisha for 20 years."
