The all too familiar routine that precedes every cyclone in Odisha has begun in right earnest.

With cyclone 'Titli' over the Bay of Bengal intensifying into a very severe cyclonic storm and moving towards the coast, people across coastal Odisha, the region expected to be the worst-hit, are making a beeline for the market to buy essentials like vegetables, candles and match boxes. Repeated assurances by Food and Consumer Affairs minister Surjya Narayan Patro that there is enough stock of essential items have failed to deter the people from indulging in panic buying.

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