Cyclone Amphan’ has intensified into an extremely severe storm and is all set to unleash heavy rains coupled with high-velocity winds in coastal Odisha, prompting the State government to prepare for the possible evacuation of 11 lakh people. 37 NDRF teams to combat dual challenge of cyclone Amphan, COVID-19. The NDRF has enhanced its strength to a total of 37 teams, with the addition of 20 more, to combat the dual challenge of cyclone Amphan’ amid the coronavirus pandemic, the chief of the federal contingency force said on Monday. S N Pradhan, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)Director General, said the force is fully geared with all the equipment and paraphernalia to face the developing situation which the Indian Meteorological Department has said will turn into a very severe cyclonic storm by this evening and continue to be so for sometime. A total of 37 teams have been deployed by NDRF in West Bengal and Odisha, out of which 20 teams are actively deployed and 17 are on standby in the two states, Pradhan said in a video message. A single NDRF team has a strength of about 45 personnel.