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For years, the tragic memory of the most devastating Super Cyclone, which ripped through many parts of Odisha on October 29, 1999- is still fresh in the memory of the people of the State. The most intense recorded tropical cyclone in the last century left a trail of destruction in the State.

Its origins could be traced back to the Andaman Sea on 25 October. Aided by highly favorable conditions, the storm rapidly intensified with winds of 260 km/h, and a record-low pressure of 912 mbar. The 16–20 ft surge brought water up to 35 km inland, immersing towns and villages. The surge combined with heavy torrential rainfall to produce widespread flooding, damaging around 1.6 million homes and causing rivers to break several flood embankments. The storm's effects destroyed numerous crops.Estimates of the death toll varied significantly- at times suggesting 30,000 fatalities. Over 8,000 deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur only. Various branches of the Indian Armed Forces were dispatched to aid the recovery efforts. Even after 22 years, the date still gives jitters to many, especially those who survived the tragedy and witnessed the devastation from close quarters.

“I lost my husband and brother-in-law on that ill-fated day and had to go through a long harrowing period,” recollected Sajani Nayak, a resident of Daluakani village.

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Recorded by: Sabyasachi Parija

Script by: Chinmay Kumar Sahoo

Edited by: Subbrat M

Translated by: Pratyasha Tripathy

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ନମସ୍କାର! 

ଆମ ସମସ୍ତେ ବହୁତ ଭଲ ଭାବରେ ଜାଣିଛୁ ଯେ ପୋଡକାଷ୍ଟ ହେଉଛି ନୂତନ ଯୁଗର ରେଡିଓ ଯାହା ସହସ୍ର ବିଷୟ ଏବଂ ଲକ୍ଷ ଲକ୍ଷ ବିକଳ୍ପ ସହିତ ଯାତ୍ରା ସମୟରେ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଅଛି I କିନ୍ତୁ ଆପଣ କେବେ ଗୋଟେ ପୋଡକାଷ୍ଟ ଶୁଣିଛନ୍ତି ଯୋଉଟା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ରେ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପ୍ରଚାର କରୁଛି? 

ଯଦି ନୁହେ, ତାହେଲେ ବ୍ୟସ୍ତତା ନାହିଁ! ଆମେ, ଜିଜ୍ଞାସା - ଇଣ୍ଡିଆନ୍ ଇନଷ୍ଟିଚ୍ୟୁଟ୍ ଅଫ୍ ସାଇନ୍ସ ଏଜୁକେସନ୍ ଆଣ୍ଡ ରିସର୍ଚ୍ଚ (IISER) ର ଛାତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ନେତୃତ୍ୱରେ ଏକ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଯୋଗାଯୋଗ ପ୍ଲାଟଫର୍ମ, ଆମର ନିଜସ୍ୱ ପୋଡକାଷ୍ଟ “ସ୍ରୋଟ୍” ଉନ୍ମୋଚନ କରିବାକୁ ଆନନ୍ଦିତ | ଏହା ଓଡିଆରେ ବିଜ୍ଞାନର ମହତ୍ଵ ବିସ୍ତାର କରିବ | ତେଣୁ ଆପଣ ବିଶ୍ୱର କେଉଁ କୋଣରେ ଥାଆନ୍ତୁ ନା କାହିଁକି, "ସ୍ରୋଟ୍" ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ବିସ୍ମୟକର ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଣ୍ଡର ଜ୍ଞାନ ସହିତ ଆଲୋକିତ କରିବାରେ ବିଫଳ ହେବ ନାହିଁ | 

ସ୍ରୋତ ର ଆଗାମୀ ଏପିସୋଡରେ କୌତୁହଳର ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଣ୍ଡରେ ବୁଡ଼ିବାକୁ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ!