Dana Cyclone Dana: Landfall process completes; 'zero casualty' in Odisha, flight operations resume in Bhubaneswar and Kolkata
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: Parts of Odisha were hammered by strong winds and heavy rainfall after the cyclone Dana made its landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra post midnight on Thursday, media reports said.
#ବଗପାଟିଆରେ_ଜୁଆର_ପାଣି
— AIR NEWS CUTTACK (ଆକାଶବାଣୀ ସମାଚାର କଟକ) (@airnewscuttack) October 25, 2024
ବୁଡିଗଲା ସାତଭାୟା ଥଇଥାନ ସ୍ଥଳୀ ବଗପାଟିଆ । ପାଣି ଘେରରେ ୫୭୧ ପରିବାର ।#cyclone_Dana pic.twitter.com/jn0aC30Mxv
The landfall process began at around 12:10 am. The storm made landfall at 110 km/hr.
The MeT department said the landfall process will complete on Friday morning and the cyclone will gradually weaken.
The districts of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Balasore and Mayurbhanj in Odisha will experience heavy to very rainfall over the next one day.
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— Manakdeep Singh (@ManakdeepSingh) October 25, 2024
The #cyclone_Dana hits the coast of #bayofbengal triggering massive amount of #rainfall in Southern Odisha & West Bengal.Winds are blowing at high speed uprooting trees.#CycloneDanaUpdate#CycloneAlert #CycloneDanaAlert pic.twitter.com/6yyly85cdI
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi said no casualty has been reported from the state.
He wrote on X, " I reviewed the post-storm situation at the Special Relief Commissioner's office. After making landfall, the impact of the storm is gradually diminishing. A detailed discussion has been conducted to assess and normalize the situation. The government is monitoring the post-storm situation.
"With the assessment of the damage caused by the storm, orders have been given to speed up the provision of relief, rescue, communication, and necessary assistance in the current situation. The people's government is seriously working with the people's safety as our first duty is Zero Casualty."
ବାତ୍ୟାଞ୍ଚଳରେ ଜନଜୀବନକୁ ସାଧାରଣ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ବିହିତ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ନିଆଯାଇଛି। ରାସ୍ତା ପାର୍ଶ୍ୱରେ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପଡିଥିବା ଗଛଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଯୁଦ୍ଧକାକାଳୀନ ଭିତ୍ତିରେ କଟାଯାଇ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସୁଗମ ଯାତାୟତ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରାଯାଉଛି। #OdishaBravesDana#CycloneDana pic.twitter.com/heIr9cpP3J
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) October 25, 2024
The restoration and relief operations are in full swing. NRDF teams are in action to clear uprooted trees in the villages located in Dhamra.
Roads are blocked in the coastal villages of Dhamra.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stayed at her office Nabanna the entire night and monitored the situation.
Flight operations resumed at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata at 0800 hrs, after it was closed for flight operation yesterday in view of the #CycloneDana. pic.twitter.com/VkFrvfdH0f
— Kolkata Airport (@aaikolairport) October 25, 2024
Several parts of the state have been experiencing heavy rains since late Thursday night. Waterlogging has been reported in several parts of South 24 Parganas.
Flight operations have resumed in both Bhubaneswar and Kolkata, the capital cities of Odisha and West Bengal respectively.
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