The 1999 super cyclone centred over coastal areas of the state for three days was accompanied by torrential rain as a tidal surge of about 7 to 10 meter swept 40 to 50 km inland, it said. The ...

Odisha State Disaster Management Authority--country’s first such authority set up after the 1999 super cyclone--is holding 6 state-wide consultations to finalise the roadmap, to be unveiled on October ...

This is the first super cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal since 1999 when over 9,000 people were killed in Odisha. Super cyclone Amphan will make landfall in West Bengal between Digha and Hatiya ...