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OdishaCM discussed the progress of cyclone preparedness with District Collectors

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Bhubaneswar:24/10/24: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today discussed the progress of cyclone preparedness with District Collectors of Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balswar, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Khurda and Jajpur at Lok Seva Bhawan.

After the review, the Chief Minister told the media that 1,653 villages, 9 towns and 26 wards of 38 blocks of 11 districts are likely to be affected by this cyclone. A total of 3,62,000 people are targeted to be relocated from slums and vulnerable areas.

The Chief Minister said that more than 3 lakh people have been safely shifted to the cyclone shelters by 11 am today. He said that 100 percent evacuation is expected to be achieved in a few hours. He said that 2,338 pregnant women have been safely shifted to hospitals and maternity homes from the areas likely to be affected by the severe cyclone.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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