The eastern state of Orissa is reported to be one of the worst hit where state officials have confirmed 40 deaths.
In Orissa, the state authorities have published instructions in newspapers on how to cope with the heat.
Another cyclone in India's eastern state of Orissa three years ago killed at least 10, 000 people.
An Indian government panel advised against allowing Vedanta Resources to mine for bauxite in the eastern state of Orissa.
Vedanta suffered another setback last month when the Indian environment ministry rejected its plans to extract bauxite in the eastern state of Orissa.
It was launched from Wheeler Island off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa at 0807 local time (0237GMT) on Thursday.
He is a trustee on the board of Digjyoti, an educational trust that provides scholarships to needy students in the state of Orissa in India.
India's top court has said local villagers will have a say on whether to allow mining group Vedanta to extract bauxite in the state of Orissa.
NGO, had wanted to build 5, 000-10, 000 houses for victims of a cyclone that struck the eastern state of Orissa in November 1999, but has money enough only for 1, 400.
NDTV, an Indian cable news channel, called the test Thursday from Wheeler Island, off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa, a "high-five moment for Agni and India" in screen graphics accompanying its coverage.
As we enter a new millennium hardly a month goes by without new evidence of serious environmental disruption, including, most recently, freak storms that battered the Eastern United States and floods which have inundated the Indian state of Orissa.
Born in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Mr. Jain got an undergraduate degree in engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur in 1972 and worked as both an engineer and salesman for International Business Machines Corp.
It is also bad politics: in the states of Bihar and Orissa, voters in this election proved they will reward state administrations that show an interest in improving their lot.
Perhaps the disfigurement of Orissa's capital will have an effect on those who govern the state.
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