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PM Narendra Modi to visit Odisha on May 6 after Cyclone Fani

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to visit Odisha on May 6 to take stock of the situation arising in the wake of Cyclone Fani.

As the cyclone, Fani wreaked havoc in Odisha on Friday leaving a trail of destruction behind it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the situation with Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and Governor Ganeshi Lal and assured all support from the Central government.

Life remained paralyzed on Saturday, a day after ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm Fani, ripped through eight districts of Odisha.

Initial reports suggested 20 people had died due to the collapse of walls, trees, and electric poles. The Office of Special Relief Commissioner, however, had no official information to validate the death toll.

Lakhs of people have been affected, and the State government has launched massive rescue and restoration operations. After clearing road blockades along National and State highways, personnel from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and National Disaster Response Force have started moving to villages.

As communication networks are not in place, the extent of damage could not be ascertained. Energy infrastructure has suffered massive damage in the region. Failure of mobile connectivity has added to the chaos.

The Office of Special Relief Commissioner, however, said the first priority was to admit injured people to hospitals and restore power.

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PM Modi to visit Odisha after Cyclone Fani

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