The toll in the aftermath of Cyclone Hudhud has increased to six.
East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced tonight that three trains will start running each way on the Bhubaneswar-Palasa link from tomorrow.
ECoR, however, cancelled, diverted and short terminated certain trains originating and passing through Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in view of the Cyclone Hudhud. "Bhubaneswar-Palasa link will resume in the morning of Monday. Three trains each way will operate for the benefit of daily passengers and office goers," an official of the ECoR said, PTI reported.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today assured his Naidu all help required by the neighbouring state, official sources said. Patnaik gave this assurance to Naidu when he called him over phone this evening.
Cyclone Hudhud has "considerably damaged" communication services and affected power supplies in affected districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) again met this evening under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth and reviewed the situation of the affected districts in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha after landfall of Hudhud this afternoon. "According to preliminary assessment, the cyclone has left 6 people dead, 3 each in AP and Odisha. The communication services and power and electricity have been considerably damaged in the affected districts," an official statement said in Delhi - PTI.
Today's operations are over, only emergency response will be undertaken during night if required, says NDRF, adding that 558 people were evacuated today and dead body of one-year-old child was recovered from debris. It also said that operations will resume from 5 am in the morning tomorrow.
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