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Odisha CM confirmed that the target of zero casualty was achieved due to proper planning and execution

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: As cyclone Dana made landfall in Odisha in the early hours of Friday, heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred in isolated places at Odisha and heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi confirmed that no reports of casualties were recorded and the target of zero casualty was achieved due to proper planning and execution.

Speaking to the media, Majhi said “There has been no report of any casualty anywhere. We have achieved the target of zero casualty due to proper planning and execution. We have shifted more than six lakh people to safer places. Airport services have become normal. The first flight in the state landed at 9 a.m. today and all road blockage will be cleared by 1 p.m. today.”

The National Disaster Response Force also uprooted trees in Dhamra as the restoration work in the area continued.
Meanwhile, people took refuge at a shelter in Balasore where food was distributed to them.

Earlier today, the Indian Railways confirmed that all the trains will run as per the schedule, except the canceled trains, which were notified earlier in the cyclone Dana-affected states.

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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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