The very severe cyclonic storm Phailin, a category-5 hurricane, was developed over the north of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 9 October 2013. Subsequently, it propagated towards north-northwest and made landfall at the Gopalpur coast, Odisha on 12 October. Chilika lagoon, the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia, is in close proximity to Gopalpur.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/imprint-cyclone-phailin-water-quality-chilika-lagoon-0
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subhashree-sahoo
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-k-baliarsingh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/aneesh-lotliker-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chilka
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyclone
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-salinisation