United States experts have described Phailin as the strongest tropical cyclone to hit India in 14 years.
no flight will depart or arrive at the Kolkata airport between 9.30 pm of May 3 and 6 pm of May 4
No lives were lost after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. Preparations for Biparjoy were not only extensive, they were also telecast far and wide. Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, Shyam G Menon observes there was considerable publicity on how much the government was geared up to face the storm and its aftermath.
According to the SRC, the evacuation of eight lakh people is the largest-ever evacuation operation in the country.
