Most places in Odisha is likely to receive light to moderate rains on Saturday with heavy to very heavy rainfall occurring at isolated places in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts
Addressing an election rally, he said the government was with the people in times of crises
In total, about 1.2 million people are expected to be evacuated from low-lying areas of 15 districts in the eastern state of Odisha
More than 220 trains on the Kolkata-Chennai route have been cancelled until Saturday
As many as 25 NDRF teams have been deployed in the vulnerable districts
Industries with shore-based facilities are circumspect and are taking measures instead of suspending operations
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Vulnerable population from thirteen low-lying districts will be evacuated; 250,000 people had been evacuated by 2 pm today
In total, about 800,000 people are expected to be evacuated from low-lying areas of Odisha to cyclone shelters, schools and other buildings, authorities said
Tourists have also been advised to leave coastal towns in West Bengal and Odisha, state government officials said
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The department has already released a yellow warning for Odisha coast on Tuesday evening leading to the Election Commission lifting the Model Code of Conduct from 11 districts in the state
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had on Tuesday sent a letter to the Election Commission requesting withdrawal of the MCC from all coastal districts
As per the disaster management division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Cyclone Fani is very likely to move northwestwards on till noon
Heavy rainfall is very likely over north coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday and light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places a day later
Fani (pronounced 'Foni)' was a 'severe cyclonic storm' Monday evening and could become an 'extremely severe cyclone' by Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said
The cyclone is, however, unlikely to make a landfall in the state
The cyclone is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday, a home ministry statement said
IMD has issued a warning to fishermen, asking them not to venture into these areas till April 30
The city of Beira in central Mozambique bore Cyclone Idai's full wrath on Thursday before the storm barrelled on to neighbouring Zimbabwe