Thursday, Odisha government bound for the management to stay alert to meet any possibility with cyclonoic storm Roanu likely to cross the coastal area in the next two days
Talking about review meeting, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed that no government employee will be allowed to take leave on May 20-21 and asked various departments to stay alert.
Bulletin of IMD said, "The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has further moved nearly north-northeastwards at a speed of 8 kmph and intensified into a cyclonic storm 'ROANU'.”
Ten teams of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire services have been kept ready in view of the cyclone. If required, more teams would be deployed, said chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi.