Amid cyclone threat, Odisha mobilises disaster response resources

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (UNI) With a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 26 and approach the Andhra Pradesh coast around October 28, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday directed all departments to step up preparedness, expressing confidence that the state would minimise casualties. "By the blessings of Lord Jagannath, we will achieve zero casualties this time as well," Majhi said after reviewing the state's preparedness at the Secretariat. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the well-marked low-pressure area over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal…