The strong wind that is expected may cause damage to thatched houses, uproot trees and disrupt power supply and communication network in coastal Orissa and neighbouring AP.
Reliance Industries' gas field off the Orissa coast holds 2.3 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves, more than double the previous estimates.
The missile was test-fired from the Indian navy's destroyer 'INS Rajput' at around 11.18 am.
The supersonic anti-ship cruise missile is being jointly developed by India and Russia.
Shanti Devi's goal gave the defending champions a 1-0 victory over Bengal in the final at the National Games.
Reliance Industries is on the verge of a 16th gas discovery in deep sea block D6 off the Andhra coast, and has made a sixth consecutive gas find in block NEC-25, off Orissa coast.
The test firing took place at around 8.47 am \n\nfrom the launch complex of the Wheeler's Island located in the Bay of Bengal, off the Orissa coast.
'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.' 'The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.' 'The other factor is deforestation.' 'Protection of forest resources is not on the agenda of any government.' 'The damage caused by the rain in Kerala is a man-made factor.'
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