A tree hit by the storm lies on the road
Cyclone Phailin has hit Gopalpur on the Odisha coast with a windspeed of 200 kmph.
Five coastal districts of Odisha have been identified as the most vulnerable and the state government has set up control rooms which have the latest information.
The helpline number of the
Odisha Central Control Room is 0674-2534177.
The district control room numbers are:
Mayurbhanj: 06792-252759
Jajpur: 06728-222648
Gajapati: 06815-222943
Dhenkanal: 06762-221376
Khurda: 06755-220002
Keonjhar: 06766-255437
Cuttack: 0671-2507842
Ganjam: 06811-263978
Puri: 06752-223237
Kendrapara: 06727-232803
Jagatsinghpur: 06724-220368
Balasore: 06782-262674
Bhadrak: 06784-251881
Andhra Pradesh emergency operation centres' numbers:
Srikakulam: 0894-2240557, 9652838191
Visakhapatnam: 1800-425002
Vizianagaram: Toll free - 1077, 0892-2236947
East Godavari: 0884-2365506
West Godavari: 0881230617
Krishna: Toll free - 1077, 086722525
Guntur: 08632345103, 08632234990
Nellore: 08612331477
Kerala State Disaster Management helpline number for people from state stranded in Odisha:Contact no. 04712331639
Railway helpline numbers:Vizag: 0891-2505793, 08935-249672
Vizianagaram: 08922-225510
Srikakulam: 08942- 28722
Naupada: 08945-249728
Rayagada: 06856-6222407
Koraput: 06852-251802
The
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) too has set up control rooms. The numbers are - 011-26185912, 26187953, 9990549774, 9711077372.