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Odisha CM has been closely monitoring the State’s preparedness and situation for the impending cyclone Dana

Bhubaneswar:25/10/24: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has been closely monitoring the State’s preparedness and situation for the impending cyclone Dana, which is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra early Friday, officials said tonight.

CM Majhi held a high-level meeting with senior bureaucrats and monitored the situation at the State Emergency Control Room, Rajiv Bhavan, in Bhubaneswar on Thursday midnight.

The Chief Minister along with Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari visited the Red Cross Bhavan here a little while ago and took stock of the preparedness of relief materials, set to be distributed to the affected people.

“I reviewed the status and progress of the relief preparations at the Red Cross Bhavan. After the cyclone, relief material packets will be distributed, which contain essential items such as Flattened rice, Sattu, Sugar, Candles, Biscuits and Water.

The landfall process of Cyclone ‘Dana’ commenced in the intervening nights of October 24 and 25 and is expected to continue till the morning hours of Friday, the India Meteorological Department said.

More than 6 lakh people have been evacuated from vulnerable areas in the State and moved to cyclone shelters where cooked food is being provided, officials said.

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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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