Bhubaneswar: As the landfall process of severe cyclone Montha was underway, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited the control room at the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Tuesday and conducted a thorough review of the measures taken to deal with the storm.

Though the cyclone made landfall in Andhra Pradesh, southern and coastal areas in Odisha geared up for heavy rain and rough sea conditions. ADVERTISEMENT

During his inspection, the Chief Minister was accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari and SRC Deoranjan Kumar Singh.

They assessed real-time satellite data, evacuation strategies, and resource deployment at the SRC’s emergency control room, which serves as the nerve centre for disaster management in the state.

Earlier in th

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