Cyclone Bijli living in rural villages sought shelter in inland towns along the coast of Myanmar. The entire village of Aukpyunewa evacuated after hearing about an approaching cyclone on the radio. According to local residents, "We are taking precautions unlike earlier" in reference to the large loss of life due to Cyclone Nargis. The storm produced little or no storm surge in Myanmar as it made landfall; however, the remnants of Bijli produced heavy rains over northern areas of the country before the storm dissipated. Cyclone Bijli Cyclone Bijli (JTWC designation: 01B, also known as Cyclonic Storm Bijli), was the first tropical
Nargis Dutt Foundation has 20 chapters worldwide of which about a dozen are in the United States including at Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Spring, Las Vegas, Houston, Florida, Chicago, New York City, Detroit and Boston. The Nargis Dutt Foundation financed the first fully air-conditioned Intensive care unit at Tata Memorial Hospital, the "Nargis Dutt Intensive Care Unit". It also runs a hospital named, Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Hospital at Barshi in Sholapur District of Maharashtra. In September 2018, Nargis Dutt Foundation along with Grameen Sneh Foundation organized heath camps in remote areas of Bihar to spread the awareness about cancer.