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Dana

Flight services have been suspended due to the cyclone | Photo courtesy: Kolkata Airport X handle

Cyclone Dana to make landfall tonight; Odisha and Bengal on high alert, train and flight services suspended

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 24, 2024, at 04:23 pm

Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: Odisha and West Bengal are set to brace cyclone Dana which has already disrupted normal lives in the two eastern states of India.

The cyclone is set to make landfall near Odisha's Bhitarkanika and Dhamra on Thursday night.

The landfall is likely to take place at a wind speed of around 100-120 km/hr.

#WATCH | Odisha: Gusty winds witnessed in Bhadrak's Dhamra as #CycloneDana is expected to make landfall over the Odisha-West Bengal coast, between October 24-25.

Praying to protect everyone frm #CycloneDana
Be alert,stay strong & safe..#CycloneDanaUpdate #CycloneDanaAlert pic.twitter.com/FufTlvMDx5
— wilson shivraj (@wilsonshivraj) October 24, 2024

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

Apart from Odisha, its neighbouring state West Bengal is set to be affected. Heavy rainfall has already started in the state.

The East Coast Railway had cancelled 198 trains that were scheduled to run from October 23 to 25.

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

The Kolkata Airport has announced flight services will remain suspended from 6 pm on October 24 to 9 am on October 25.

In view of Cyclone DANA's impact on the coastal region of West Bengal, including Kolkata, it has been decided to suspend the flight operations from 1800 IST on 24.10.2024 to 0900 IST on 25.10.2024 due to predicted heavy winds and heavy to very heavy rainfall at Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/jhd4E7S3NS
— Kolkata Airport (@aaikolairport) October 23, 2024

The governments in both Odisha and West Bengal have closed educational institutions. However, the government educational institutions in West Bengal are currently closed anyway due to the festival season.

As per the MeT department, Puri in Odisha and Sagar Island in West Bengal are going to be impacted by the cyclone.

The Odisha government has put 14 districts on alert. All educational institutions have been closed for three days starting on October 23.

#CycloneDana #Odisha #WestBengal

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