487 Strong winds and rough sea in the coastal areas of Tajpur, in the aftermath of Cyclone Yaas, in East Midnapore district on May 28, 2021. PTI
Bhubaneswar, May 28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reviewed the post-cyclone situation and damages caused by Cyclone Yaas in the state at a meeting here where Odisha government demanded long term solutions to mitigate problems of repeated cyclones and provision of disaster resilient power systems.
The state government sought no immediate funds to manage the expenditure incurred in disaster management, but stressed on long term solutions to the problem as Odisha is frequently hit by major calamities like cyclones, Odishas Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena told reporters after the meeting.
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An inundated gangway at Diamond Harbour.
KOLKATA: The Cyclone Yaas landfall has begun near Dhamra port in Odisha at 9.15am on Wednesday, even as strong winds and heavy tides saw seawater ingress in many coastal towns and villages in Odisha and West Bengal ahead of the landfall.
The landfall process has begun and will take 3-4 hours to complete the process. The maximum impact will be in Balasore and Bhadrak district, Odishas Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena said. He said the location of the landfall is north of Dhamra and south of Bahanaga close to Bahanaga block on the coast.
Cyclone Yaas weakens after pounding Odisha-Bengal coasts
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Last Updated: May 26, 2021, 04:20 PM IST
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Yaas, which was earlier classified as a very severe cyclonic storm, hit the coast north of Dhamra in Odisha s Bhadrak district and 50 km south of Balasore, close to Bahanaga block, around 9 am, they said.
The wind speed during landfall was at 130-140 kmph, gusting to 155 kmph, as per Doppler radar data.
Yaas weakened into a severe cyclonic storm on Wednesday afternoon after pounding the beach towns in north Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal with a wind speed of 130-145 kmph, inundating the low-lying areas amid a storm surge even as the two eastern states battled the COVID crisis, officials said.