Cyclone Phalin: Excellent Disaster Mgmt. No loss of life reporte so far.

[SRP]

We faced a very severe cyclonic storm in the state yesterday
I thank all of you for honouring my request. With your co-operation we were successful in ensuring and minimising the loss of human life
Memories of the 1999 super cyclone still fresh
This is the country's biggest evacuation operation
I thank the selfless efforts made my government servants
Impact of the cyclone will of course die down with the passage of time, and normalcy will soon return
Our top priority was to save lives and I think we've been successful
Now rehabilitation is a big challenge as properties to the tune of several crores have been lost

Naveen Patnaik, Odisha CM

Paradeep

 

[kripler]

Lets hope for the best !

 

[Abingdonboy]

Very nice work by all it must be said. From the early warners (met dept) to the evacuators (police/state offialcs) to the rescuers (IA/IAF/NDRF/IN etc).


This level of planning and effort is comparable to what goes on in Western nations.

 

[UKBengali]

Great to see that loss of life was minimal!

 

[Gessler]

Great to see that loss of like was minimal!

You mean loss of life.