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"No major damage or major injuries have been reported to date, and there have been reports of destruction in Ganjam and Gajapati districts," said the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC). P. Sethi. Power and telephone connections were cut off and road communications halted due to the destruction of trees in many parts of Gajapati district, the SRC said.
* Efforts are underway to clear the roads blocked by uprooted trees and restore power to the affected areas as soon as possible, he said. A total of eight districts – Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore – have been affected by "the very violent cyclone Titli", he said.
* However, there are reports of two deaths in separate incidents, when Hurricane Titli made landfall in Andhra Pradesh. Mudalla Surya Rao, 55, living in Sarubujjili Mandal, died after the fall of her house on Thursday. Thudi Appala Narasamma (62 years old) died after the fall of a tree in Srikakulam
* The cyclone has been upgraded to "a very severe cyclonic storm". So far, no deaths have been reported, but trees and utility poles have been uprooted, roads and makeshift houses in raw bricks have been damaged.
* The government has deployed 14 NDRF teams in Balasore, Sambhalpur, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Puri, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam and Bhubaneswar states. While four NDRF teams have been deployed in Visakhapatnam, Srikakulum and Vijaynagram, in Andhra Pradesh.
* The Secretary General of the State, Aditya Prasad Padhi, announced the closure of all schools, colleges and anganwadis on October 11 and 12.
* Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took stock of the situation and asked district investigators to proceed immediately with the evacuation of people living in low-lying areas of the coastal belt.
* In Ganjam district, about 1,000 people have been displaced as cyclone "Titli" should land on Thursday at about 5:30.
* Titli is traveling at a speed of about 10 km / h and should land early between Gopalpur (Odisha) and Kalingapatanam (Andhra Pradesh) with a wind speed of 145 km / h.
* Over the next 18 hours, it will intensify further and may move north-northwest to cross Odisha and the northern coast of Andhra Pradesh.
* It is very likely that the storm surge from a height of about 1 meter above the astronomical tide floods the lower areas of the districts of Ganjam, Khurda and Puri.
* Districts such as Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore are expected to receive abundant to abundant rainfall until Thursday.
* It is likely that it will gradually weaken only after bending north-east to move to Gangetic West Bengal.
* The government of Odisha has set the goal of "zero victim". All districts are on full alert, especially those in the coastal region.
* District collectors have been asked to make the necessary arrangements to transfer people living in low-lying areas.
* Anganwadi schools, colleges and centers in Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri and Jagtsinghpur districts will remain closed on Wednesday.
* About 300 motorboats have been set up to participate in the rescue operations as it is likely that floods will occur due to the possibility of heavy rains until October 11th.
* All 879 cyclone and flood shelters were also kept in a state of readiness.
* National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Orissa Disaster Emergency Action Force (ODRAF) teams as well as personnel from the United Nations Disaster Reduction Force (DRAFT). fire were sent to various districts.
(With agency contributions)
