The Odisha government has evacuated as many as 3,409 people and shifted them to 204 shelter homes ahead of Cyclone Gulab which is expected to make landfall by Sunday night in the state. As many as 165 pregnant women in Koraput district have also been shifted to the nearest Maa Gruha or primary healthcare centres.

Collectors of 11 districts, namely Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Khordha, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Nayagarh, Puri, Rayagada have been instructed to take all precautionary measures.

The Odisha government has evacuated as many as 3,409 people and shifted them to 204 shelter homes ahead of Cyclone Gulab which is expected to make landfall by Sunday night in the state. As many as 165 pregnant women in Koraput district have also been shifted to the nearest Maa Gruha or primary healthcare centres.

Collectors of 11 districts, namely Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Khordha, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Nayagarh, Puri, Rayagada have been instructed to take all precautionary measures.