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West Bengal, Odisha face wrath of cyclone Amphan, NDRF dealing with situation

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"We are dealing with the cyclone in the context on COVID-19, this is new normal," SN Pradhan said. Photo-ANI

The Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), said that the teams have their own satellite communications to tackle it.

SN Pradhan said that they are dealing with the cyclone in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. "We are not depended on any other communication setup; the teams have their own satellite communications.

Based on experiences during cyclone FANI, all the teams are equipped with tree cutters/pole cutters," said Director General of NDRF, SN Pradhan while addressing a press conference in New Delhi. "We are dealing with the cyclone in the context on COVID-19, this is new normal," SN Pradhan said.

Landfall process of cyclone Amphan has commenced at 2:30 pm and it will continue for 4 hours.


Mamata monitors situation from emergency operation centre


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is monitoring situation from Nabanna's emergency operation centre as landfall process of cylone Amphan commenced.

Multiple NDRF teams are in action in West Bengal and Odisha.


Trees, electric poles uprooted in Paradip as Odisha faces fury of cyclone Amphan


Odisha's Paradip faced cyclone Amphan's fury as wind speed touched 102 kmph on May 20 afternoon in Jagatsinghpur.

The gusty wind uprooted scores of trees, electric poles, and tin roofs of several houses.

On the other side, rains accompanied by strong winds lashed Chandipur and Bhubaneswar areas.

Meanwhile, Fire Services team cleared road blockage near The Executive Engineer, Roads and Building Division (RandB) office in Bhadrak to facilitate the movement of vehicles, essential commodities, and emergency service personnel.

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