Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari stated on Monday that the Odisha government is ready to handle any cyclone or crisis involving severe rains that may arise from the Bay of Bengal. The Minister told reporters that the state government has notified all district administrations and is keeping a careful eye on weather developments based on predictions from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and international weather models.

Two low-pressure systems that are emerging in the Bay of Bengal are being evaluated. The IMD has only forecasted rainfall thus far, while an American organization is evaluating the likelihood of a cyclone. Current assessments have classified coastal areas under orange alert and southern Odisha under red alert. Even if we are not fully prepared

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