In view of cyclone ‘Fani’, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday approved a proposal for lifting the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the eleven coastal districts of Odisha to facilitate speedy rescue, relief and restoration activities.
Kashinath Sahoo, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Deputy Secretary to Government, wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary, Odisha to intimate the decision of the poll body.
“The Election Commission of India have approved the proposal of lifting the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct in the districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhaj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Khurda, Cuttack and Jajpur in order to facilitate speedy rescue, relief and restoration activities to successfully face cyclone ‘Fani’ as recommended by the Screening Committee of the State Government,” the letter read.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had on Tuesday sent a letter to the Election Commission requesting withdrawal of the MCC from all coastal districts to make it easier for the government to handle the impending cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ in the state.
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12:57 pm
Bhubaneswar: Teams of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force gear up to face cyclonic storm #Fani. The teams left for Bhadrak at 12 pm today. #Odisha pic.twitter.com/fgV3lBnf0k
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12:54 pm
Cyclonic storm #Fani: All leaves of doctors and health staff in Odisha have been cancelled upto 15th May. Those who are on leave have been asked to report back to respective Headquarters by today evening
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10:57 am
Cyclone Fani is very likely to move northwestwards during next 12 hrs & thereafter recurve north-northwestwards&cross Odisha coast between Gopalpur & Chanbali, to the south of Puri around 3rd May afternoon with maximum sustained wind of speed 175-185 kmph gusting to 205 kmph: IMD
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