The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani has made landfall near Puri of Odisha on Friday morning. Heavy rainfall has been recorded at many places over Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts last night.
Both central and state governments have pressed several agencies into action including National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Coast Guard, Indian Navy, State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), Disaster Management Force, Odisha Fire Services and even local agencies.