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Cyclone Dana

In image Cyclone Dana causing high winds and storm along Odisha coast/ courtesy: X

Cyclone Dana begins landfall over Bengal, Odisha: India Meteorological Department

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 25, 2024, at 06:40 am

Kolkata/Bhubaneshwar/IBNS: The landfall process for the very severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' has commenced, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday night with West Bengal and Odisha bracing for the effects of the same amid heavy rains and strong winds.

"Landfall process has commenced and the forward sector of the wall cloud region is entering into land. The landfall process would continue till today, the 25th October morning," the met office said in its latest post on X.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast that the cyclone will make its final landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port and the effect is likely to last till Friday morning.

The severe cyclonic storm “DANA” (pronounced as Dana) over northwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 2330 hrs IST of yesterday, the 24th October, over the same region, near latitude 20.5° N and longitude… pic.twitter.com/gOPRcEf6NJ
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 24, 2024

The Odisha government has displaced 10 lakh people from 3,000 villages across 14 districts and relocated them to relief camps.

#WATCH | Heavy rain and gusty winds witnessed in Odisha's Bhadrak as the landfall of #CycloneDana has commenced pic.twitter.com/JRBpzop98H
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2024

Meanwhile, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is present at state secretariat Nabanna to monitor the landfall process overnight and the likely damages the cyclone is expected to cause.

As of Thursday, 243,374 people were evacuated in south Bengal and were taken shelter in relief camps.

"For evacuation from low-lying areas, we have identified 356,941 people," Banerjee told reporters.

Chief Secretary Manoj Pant and home secretary Nandini Chakraborty are also overseeing the evacuation and relief operations.

As a precautionary measure, the East Coast Railway cancelled 198 trains that were scheduled to run from October 23 to 25.

🚨 #landfall process of VSCS #cyclone_Dana is going start near #paradip #orissa .Process will complete from 12 night to 4 am tomarrow morning. Wind speed is 120-130 kmph gusting 130-140 kmph . it will weaken into as DD after landfall .. @zoom_earth @SkymetWeather @Arab_Storms pic.twitter.com/vyxX9yjY7b
— Monsoon Tv India weather (@Monsoontv_india) October 24, 2024

Operations at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport were suspended from 6 pm on Thursday until 9 am on Friday.

🚨🇮🇳GANJAM TEAM SWINGS INTO ACTION#CycloneDana | #cyclone_Dana

Update:
- Uprooted trees cleared
- Roads cleared for safe passage
- Ganjam team deployed at Nehru Bungalow Road, Paradeep

Swift response ensuring public safety!
Location: Paradeep, Odisha, India
TIME: 12:10 AM… pic.twitter.com/ihAu4XJ6XJ
— Weather monitor (@Weathermonitors) October 24, 2024

The Bhubaneswar Airport also announced the shutting down of services from 5 pm on October 24 to 9 am on October 25.

Thirteen battalions from the state's disaster management force and 14 battalions from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in the coastal regions.

The Indian Coast Guard has mobilised vessels and aircraft to respond to any distress situations at sea.

@IndiaCoastGuard Region (North East) has initiated preventive measures ahead of Cyclone 'DANA', expected to make landfall off #WestBengal and #Odisha between 24-25 Oct 24. Our ships, helicopters, and Dornier aircraft are fully prepared for assistance, rescue and relief… pic.twitter.com/1oG45NLzRl
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) October 23, 2024

#CycloneDana #WestBengal #Odisha #IMD #HeavyRains #NDRF #IndianCoastGuard

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