essay on cyclone fani cuttack
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Even five days after the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani lashed out at Odisha, the state seems to be crippled. Extensive areas, including Capital Bhubaneswar, are still limping back to normalcy as daily essentials remain scarce.
On May 7, 2019 afternoon Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik claimed that power supply was restored to a fifth of Bhubaneswar within 72 hours of the cyclone. Several residents, however, disagreed.
Cyclone Fani, with wind speed of about 175 kilometres per hour, was the second-most powerful cyclone to have hit Odisha. Nearly 50 people lost their lives due to it, according to unofficial estimates. The government, however, earned international praise for its efforts to reduce casualty by shifting away more than 11 lakh people.
Though human lives were saved, destruction could not be avoided in the eastern districts, especially in and around Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Khordha and temple town Puri. Reportedly, more than 1.5 lakh electricity poles fell and high-tension transmission lines broke down. The storm also uprooted lakhs of trees. In Bhubaneswar alone, some estimate, some two lakh trees fell. “The city looks devastated with fallen trees all around,” said PR Sahu, a Bhubaneswar-based media professional.
Many of the trees fell on transmission lines, further complicating the situation. As CM Patnaik made it clear, it would be risky to resume power supply before removing them. Thousands of personnel have been deployed to clear the power lines.