Cyclone Michaung: All schools to be shut in Odisha on 6 December

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Cyclone Michaung LIVE Updates: Eight killed as heavy rain batters Chennai; landfall today In an official notification, the office of the collector and district magistrate, Gajapati wrote, “All the primary, upper primary, high school, and anganwadi centre shall remain closed on 6th December 2023". Meanwhile, the Chief Secretaries of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Puducherry, along with the Special Chief Secretary of Revenue and Disaster Management in Andhra Pradesh, briefed the committee on the preparatory measures being implemented.

Also Read: Cyclone Michaung news: Heavy rains pound southern India, paralyses Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh | Video Previously, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) preemptively cancelled 60 trains within its jurisdiction in anticipation of Cyclone Michaung's landfall. Additionally, ECoR has established a Crisis Management Cell to oversee the situation related to Cyclone Michaung.

Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), ECoR Ashoka Kumar Mishra said, "Taking advantage of early predictions of the meteorological forecasts and also the experiences of earlier management of disasters, ECoR has planned for early restoration of train traffic and Railway Track, if affected by the cyclone Michaung. Round the Clock Disaster Management Cell has been opened at ECoR HQs at Rail Sadan and Divisional Headquarters at Visakhapatnam, Khurda Road and Sambalpur." Also Read: Cyclone Michaung landfall today! IMD predicts imminent rainfall in 4 states.

Check list here Helpline Numbers: Bhubaneswar: 0674 - 2301525, 2301626, 2303060. IMD has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain in specific locations.