Bhubaneswar: In the midst of the fear and chaos caused by severe cyclonic storm Montha, a touching scene of happiness unfolded at Kashinagar in Odisha’s Gajapati district.

A woman delivered a baby boy at the Maa Gruha maternity home as the storm raged on Tuesday and the family and medical staff named the infant “Montha,” drawing inspiration from the cyclone itself. “Two women were brought to the health facility for safety and care on Monday evening. One among them complained of labour pain and delivered a male child at 12.20 pm. I suggested that the baby be named Montha,” said an attendant. ADVERTISEMENT

More than 200 babies were born to mothers who were shifted from different villages to nearby government hospitals in view of the Cyclone Montha, according to the Health and Fami

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