Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the right option: Odisha, located on the eastern seacoast of India is prone to cyclones that originate in the Bay of Bengal. On 17-18 October 1999, cyclone hit five districts of the state. Another super cyclone occurred on the 29 October 1999,that devastated large portions of the state. The damages caused were mainly due to three factors: wind velocity, rain and tidal surge. The winds of upto 260 km. per hour lasted for over 36 hours. These high velocity winds uprooted trees and damaged the kutcha houses. Roof tops of several industrial sheds and other houses were also blown away. Power supply and telecom lines snapped completely. Heavy rain occurred under the influence of the cyclone for three days continuously. These rains led to flooding in the major rivers of Odisha. The cyclonic winds caused tidal waves that swept 20 km. inland and brought massive destruction to the coastal areas. The 7 to 10 m high tidal wave intruded suddenly and caused massive damage to the standing paddy crops. The cyclone originated as a “depression” in the Gulf of Thailand, near east of Port Blair, on 25 October 1999and gradually moved in a north-westward direction. It intensified into a super cyclone and hit the area between Erasama and Balikuda in Odisha on 29 October at10.30 a.m. The super cyclone swept the entire coast of Odisha including the cities of Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack and 28 coastal towns. About 13 million people were affected. A large number of livestock were killed. Standing crops of paddy, vegetables and fruits were heavily damaged. Due to salinisation caused by tidal surge, large tracts of agricultural land have turned infertile. Large tracts of sal, teakand bamboo plantations have disappeared. The mangrove forests between Paradeep and Konark vanished. * Which one of the following factors is not responsible for the damage of the cyclone? 1 point Wind 1)velocity
2)Tidal surge
3)Meander
4)Rain
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