Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall in Odisha tonight, with authorities racing against time to evacuate lakhs from coastal districts ¹. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports that cyclone Dana has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, threatening nearly half of Odisha’s population, with Bengal expected to witness extremely heavy to very heavy rain.
Evacuation Efforts and Precautions
[news_related_post]- Over 3 lakh people evacuated in Odisha by Wednesday evening
- West Bengal shifts over 1.14 lakh people to shelters
- 203 trains cancelled running through Odisha and West Bengal
- Kolkata airport suspends flight operations from 6 pm Thursday to 9 am Friday
- Bhubaneswar airport suspends operations from 5 pm Thursday to 9 am Friday
- Indian Navy prepares for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations
Affected Areas and Safety Measures
- Cyclone to hit between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra port in Odisha
- Bengal’s districts of North and South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Kolkata, Howrah, and Hooghly to receive extremely heavy to very heavy rain
- Great danger signal number 10 issued at Odisha’s Dhamra, Paradip, and Puri ports
- Fishermen advised not to venture into the sea until Friday
- NDRF deploys 56 teams across Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh ¹.
