As Cyclone Fani wreaks havoc in Odisha, city organisations and individuals connected to the Eastern State have a succinct message for Mumbaikars, "pray for Odisha." Kavita Mishra, who is general secretary Jagannath Cancer Aid Foundation in Koparkhairane said, "I take heart from the preparedness of the Central government, which has been quick in its measures to combat the fallout," said Mishra. Her 24-year-old organisation provides lodging-boarding for cancer patients in Mumbai from Odisha for treatment. Foundation president Ranjan Ray added, "The poor are always on the frontline of the havoc wreaked by natural disasters."

Ranjan Ray and Dr Kananika Tripathy