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Phaillin Planning

The destruction caused by 1999 Super cyclone was fresh in memories of Odia People.Super  Cyclone  which had struck Orissa on 1999 claimed lot of lives of people.Thousands of people lost their lives and also created carnage which still remains very much fresh and new in minds of Orissa People.Orissa Government at 1999 faced lot of flak  because preventive actions were not taken during that time.Being  a costal state where one side covered by sea is always vulnerable to Natural disasters like cyclone and Flood.So it was challenge for the government to take up the challenge whenever it comes once again.Around 14 years after Nature  challenged our preparedness and Boy Odisha Government was prepared to it.So let us focus to some of the important points that Odisha Government did correct:- 1.IMD was in immense pressure because predictions went horribly wrong in  recent Uttarakhand floods.So it had to pull up the socks and get the act correct.Adding to this pressure many Amer