Odisha escapes cyclone Arnab's fury, heavy rain disrupts normal life

Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (UNI) Odisha escaped major devastation from severe cyclonic storm Arnab, which made landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday morning and is expected to weaken into a deep depression within the next 12 hours. However, heavy rain continued to disrupt normal life across several districts. Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Kalahandi were among the districts that received heavy rainfall. Widespread rain was also reported from coastal, western and northern parts of the State. Preliminary reports indicated no loss of life or major damage to property, though isolated incidents of landslides and uprooting of…