Bhubaneswar, Dec 4: Special Relief Commissioner in Odisha Pradeep Kumar Jena said on Saturday, “Little good news. The cyclone may weaken by the time it reaches Puri coast to deep depression as seen from IMD’s latest bulletin.”

Besides, a total of 49 self-contained teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed for the coastal regions of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Andaman & Nicobar Island in collaboration with state authorities.

Worth mentioning,  a total of 49 self-contained teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed for the coastal regions of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Andaman & Nicobar Island in collaboration with state authorities.

On Saturday morning, Puri witnessed rainfall on Saturday morning. The police are monitoring the situation. Tourists have been asked to vacate the beaches and people are being evacuated from the shore to safer places.