Cyclone Dana: Odisha’s Kendrapara district escapes largely unscathed

Cyclone Dana: Odisha’s Kendrapara district escapes largely unscathed

damaging power infrastructures in some parts and blowing away scores of kutcha houses.

The villages that bore the brunt of the cyclonic storm are Talchua, Rangani, Keruapala, Baghamari, Dangamal, Iswarpur, Gupti and Satabhaya, said an official.

“By the grace of God, we are saved from nature’s fury. The wind speed was less. Besides, we experienced heavy rain”, said Ramakant Sahu, a local in a seaside Ramnagar village in Kendrapara district.

Cyclones are a recurring phenomenon here. We have taken nature’s fury in our stride and have withstood the ups and downs of life with tenacity. Now with the worst fear over, we look forward to normal life, said Krutibash Pradhan, a local from Rajnagar in Kendrapara district.

Heavy rain accompanied by gusty wind caused considerable damage to the crops. Though nature has been kind towards us this time in sparing us from cyclonic devastation, damage to agriculture is on a large scale. The crop fields are flooded. Only after the rain subsides, we can assess the extent of damage, said Priyanath Pradhan, a farmer from Talchua village.