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Odisha Met department says Cyclone Phethai likely to trigger heavy rainfall today, advises fishermen not to venture into sea
•The Odisha government has already asked district collectors to take steps to protect paddy from the unseasonal rain. Farmers have been advised to reap the paddy in their field and bring it to a safe place.
Congress accuses Odisha government of not taking enough measures to tackle Cyclone Titli, subsequent flood
•AICC Odisha in-charge Jitendra Singh claimed had the Odisha government taken the IMD warning seriously and organised cautionary operation well in time, the lives of all the deceased could have been saved.
Cyclone Titli: Odisha govt approves assistance worth Rs 2,770 crore to rebuild flood-affected districts
•The state government has sanctioned Rs 27 crore for the Energy Department to undertake restoration activities after cyclone Titli
Cyclone Titli: Odisha govt asks Centre for Rs 1,000 cr as interim assistance, claims flood caused losses worth Rs 2,765 cr
•The Odisha government asked the Centre on Thursday to release an interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for relief-and-restoration work in 17 districts as last week's Cyclone Titli and the subsequent flood caused a loss of about Rs 2,765 crore and affected 60.11 lakh people.
Cyclone Titli: Toll rises to 52; financial losses estimated at Rs 2,200 crore; Odisha govt says relief work underway
•95 percent of the roads damaged by Cyclone Titli in Odisha have been repaired. Almost all thoroughfares have been repaired and power and drinking water supply restored in the urban areas. In rural areas, work is still in progress.
Cyclone Titli: Toll rises to 27 in Odisha; Opposition accuses Naveen Patnaik govt of hiding casualty figures
•Odisha chief secretary AP Padhi said that there has been extensive damage to the paddy and other crops in the Gajapati, Ganjam and Rayagada districts.
Cyclone Titli: East Coast Railways to run special Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru train from 15 October for stranded passengers
•Apart from this, at least 14 teams of NDRF have been deployed to provide relief and rescue operation to those affected by cyclone titli.
Odisha after Cyclone Titli: 12 feared dead, 4 missing as hideout cave crumbles due to landslide; flood-like situation in several districts
•Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Puri, Kandhamal and Kendrapara districts were affected by floods, he said, adding Ganjam was categorised as the "worst-affected"
Cyclone Titli: Over 60 lakh affected by heavy rainfall, flood in Odisha; state govt speeds up rescue and relief ops
•The flood situation in three south Odisha districts – Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada is grim as the water levels in major rivers have crossed danger marks.
Cyclone Titli claims eight lives in Andhra Pradesh, one in Odisha; storm likely to weaken by night
Fp Staff •The 'very severe cyclonic storm' uprooted trees and electric poles and damaged hutments in Odisha's Ganjam and Gajapati districts, officials said.