10:09 PM- The emergency cells are being manned 24X7 by senior officials from various departments to closely monitor the situation and immediately initiate necessary action, South Central Railway said.
10:08- PMThe South Central Railway has activated emergency control rooms at its headquarters in Vijayawada to deal with the situation arising out of the Cyclone Phailin.
09:43- PMThe Centre has directed Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to be prepared to handle the anticipated damage to the national highways from Cyclone Phailin. The ministry of road transport and highways has put the NHAI officials in these states on alert.
09:42- PMThe fishermen had sent distress calls from their mobile phones after being stranded yesterday, but Coast Guard vessels could not set sail because of stormy seas, revenue divisional commissioner, central division AK Padhee said.
09:41- PMEighteen fishermen, who had ventured out in the sea despite being warned of Cyclone Phailin, were still stranded on their trawler off the coast of Paradip in Odisha for the second day today.
09:35- PMCyclone will remain very severe for 6 hours. The eye of the cyclone is yet to touch land.
09:33- PMIMD says Cyclone Phailin is worst cyclone in 14 years to hit India.
09:32- PMCyclone Phailin makes landfall in Gopalpur in Odisha.
09:26- PMVery severe Cyclone Phailin has just started crossing the coast near Gopalpur. The reported wind speed is 200kmph.
Very severe Cyclone Phailin has just started crossing the coast near Gopalpur. The reported wind speed is 200kmph.
09:14- PMCyclone Phailin makes landfall near Gopalpur, with a windspeed of around 200kmph: IMD
09:13- PMNavy launches rescue operations
09:01- PMThe Prime Minister’s Office said Manmohan Singh was briefed about the cyclone by the Cabinet secretary immediately upon his return from Indonesia. He was apprised about the arrangements which have been put in place to deal with the crisis.
08:58- PMJharkhand disaster management minister Mannan Malik said all precautionary measures were taken to deal with any eventuality following the forecast of heavy rains under the impact of Cyclone Phailin.
08:53- PMHome minister Sushilkumar Shinde on safety measures taken
08:37- PMEighteen helicopters, 12 aircraft and two warships have been kept ready by the government for rescue and relief operations in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
08:04- PMIAF’s latest strategic transport aircraft — the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III — flew in with 60 troops, relief materials, special Army vehicles and ambulances from Allahabad.
08:02- PMPower utilities in Andhra Pradesh under the Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd have geared up to meet any emergency arising out of Cyclone Phailin hitting the coastal districts of Srikakulam, West Godavari, East Godavari, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam.
07:46- PMAn Army engineering column, comprising signal and medical teams has been positioned at Gopalpur.
07:45 PMAs Cyclone Phailin approaches Odisha coastline, Army, Navy, Air Force and NDRF personnel get ready to move out in the state.
07:35- PMThe West Bengal government has deployed disaster management and civil defence personnel in the coastal areas with Cyclone Phailin poised to strike Odisha anytime now.
07:26- PMAbout 4.50 lakh people evacuated from Odisha & 1 lakh from AP, shelter houses are being put up for the people
About 4.50 lakh people evacuated from Odisha & 1 lakh from AP, shelter houses are being put up for the people
07:21- PMPrime Minister Manmohan Singh assures all possible assistance to Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
07:00- PMThe IMD favoured total suspension of rail and road traffic in vulnerable areas, besides fishing.
07:00- PMThe IMD said that even after landfall, the storm is likely to maintain the intensity of a very severe cyclonic storm for six hours, before gradually weakening into a cyclonic storm in the next six hours while moving northwestwards across interior Odisha.
06:59- PMThe IMD forecast a storm surge with a height of 3 metre 3.5 metre in Ganjam, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur districts.
06:59- PMIn East Godavari district, a 40-member team of the National Disaster Relief Team is assisting the administration in the evacuation of people from low-lying areas.
