Odisha Coast  

With its extensive pre-emptive measures, the Indian Coast Guard has saved precious lives and property as a severe cyclone Yaas made a landfall about 20 kms south of Balasore on the Odisha coast 
 

India successfully test fired the Prithvi-II missile off the Odisha coast. Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile has been inducted in the armed forces since 2003.

According to reports, the MeT Centre has advised the fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the Odisha coast on Saturday (July 27) and Sunday (July 28)
 

The very severe cyclonic storm weakened into a severe cyclonic storm over the Odisha coast, before moving further north-northeastwards and entering West Bengal through Kharagpur in West Midnapore around 12.30 am on Saturday.

Many places around Puri were seen devastated after the cyclonic storm Fani entered Odisha coastal areas on Friday. The Naval Dornier aircraft did an aerial survey

The Cyclonic storm ‘Fani’, which is expected to hit the Odisha coast between Puri and Kendrapara by Friday, has intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm

Cyclone Fani is likely to hit the Odisha coast between Puri and Kendrapara by Friday, a senior official said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is yet to specify the exact location of landfall.