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Odisha government has decided to cancel the leave of its staff in anticipation of a potential cyclone

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Bhubaneswar:20/10/24:Odisha government has decided to cancel the leave of its staff in anticipation of a potential cyclone forecasted to develop over the Bay of Bengal around October 23, informed Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Deo Ranjan Singh on Sunday.

Addressing the media after a review meeting chaired by Chief Secy Manoj Ahuja, SRC Singh stated, “All leaves for state government employees have been canceled and officials are instructed to stay at their designated posts and carry out their duties.”

Regarding the declaration of holidays for school students, Singh mentioned, “While no decision has been made yet, District Collectors are authorized to make such decisions based on the evolving situation.”

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted the emergence of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal around October 23. Subsequently, the system is expected to move northwestward and approach the northwest Bay of Bengal near the Odisha-West Bengal coasts by the morning of October 24.

As a result, wind speeds along the Odisha coast are likely to reach 40-50 kmph with gusts up to 60 kmph starting the evening of October 23 and are forecasted to increase to 100-120 kmph by the night of October 24.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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