Cyclone Phailin: Emergency numbers released for Odisha, Andhra
13 Oct 2013
The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has released emergency telephone numbers ahead of the 8 pm deadline for Cyclone Phailin to hit the coast of Odisha and Andhra.
Phailin, which was expected to make a landfall between 6 pm and 8 pm at Gopalpur in Odisha, however arrived an hour later, hitting Gopalpur coast at around 9 pm.
Around 2,600 NDRF personnel have been deployed in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh to tackle any emergency and avert danger.
NDRF also announced emergency contact numbers for the two states severely affected by the storm.
For Odisha, the State Emergency Operation Centre No is 0674-2534177.
The names and telephone numbers of the other centres are as follows:
Ganjam- 06811-263978
Puri- 06752-223237
Jagatsinghpur- 06724-220368
Kendrapada- 06727-232803
Bhadrak- 06784-251881
Balasore- 06782-262674
Mayurbhanj- 06792-252759
Jajpur- 06728-222648
Cuttack- 0671-2507842
Khordha- 06755-220002
Nayagarh- 06753-252978
Gajapati- 06815-222943
Dhenkanal- 06762-221376
Keonjhar- 06766-255437
Andhra Pradesh emergency numbers: Srikakulam – 0894-2240557/ 9652838191, Visakhapatnam- 1800425002, Vizianagaram- 1077/0892-2236947, East Godavari- 0884-2365506, West Godavari- 0881230617, Krishna- 086722525 Toll Free – 1077, Guntur- 08632345103/08632234990, Nellore- 08612331477
Phailin, which was expected to make a landfall between 6 pm and 8 pm at Gopalpur in Odisha, however arrived an hour later, hitting Gopalpur coast at around 9 pm.
Around 2,600 NDRF personnel have been deployed in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh to tackle any emergency and avert danger.
NDRF also announced emergency contact numbers for the two states severely affected by the storm.
For Odisha, the State Emergency Operation Centre No is 0674-2534177.
The names and telephone numbers of the other centres are as follows:
Ganjam- 06811-263978
Puri- 06752-223237
Jagatsinghpur- 06724-220368
Kendrapada- 06727-232803
Bhadrak- 06784-251881
Balasore- 06782-262674
Mayurbhanj- 06792-252759
Jajpur- 06728-222648
Cuttack- 0671-2507842
Khordha- 06755-220002
Nayagarh- 06753-252978
Gajapati- 06815-222943
Dhenkanal- 06762-221376
Keonjhar- 06766-255437
Andhra Pradesh emergency numbers: Srikakulam – 0894-2240557/ 9652838191, Visakhapatnam- 1800425002, Vizianagaram- 1077/0892-2236947, East Godavari- 0884-2365506, West Godavari- 0881230617, Krishna- 086722525 Toll Free – 1077, Guntur- 08632345103/08632234990, Nellore- 08612331477