Bhubaneswar, May 15 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1733019776.jpeg
Every summer, as temperatures rise and the Bay of Bengal heats up, Odisha prepares itself for a familiar threat: cyclones. The state, lying on India's eastern coastline, is especially vulnerable to tropical storms during the pre-monsoon months of April and May. This seasonal exposure has historically translated into repeated episodes of destruction, evacuation, and reconstruction.
Cyclone Fani (May 2019):
Making landfall near Puri on May 3, Cyclone Fani was one of the most intense cyclonic storms to strike India in recent decades.
With wind speeds exceeding 200 km/h it caused immense damage to infrastructure, agriculture, and p...