Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday directed the state administration to maintain the highest level of preparedness and take all precautionary measures to ensure the safety of people as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal approaches the Odisha coast.

Reviewing the rainfall situation and its likely impact at Lok Seva Bhawan here in the presence of Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary and Special Relief Commissioner, Majhi said the government's policy during all natural calamities should remain focused on ensuring "zero casualty."Although there was no possibility of a cyclone, the Chief Minister directed the authorities to shift peo...