Cyclone Dana moves closer to Odisha and West Bengal, heavy rains in both states
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed parts of Odisha and West Bengal as the two states are set to experience the landfall of severe cyclone Dana on Thursday night, media reports said.
The storm is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make a landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Post at a wind speed ranging from 100-120 km/hr.
The Odisha government has displaced 10 lakh people from 3,000 villages across 14 districts and relocated them to relief camps.
🚨 Cyclonic Storm 'DANA' Update 🚨
— ISRO (@isro) October 24, 2024
Cyclonic Storm 'DANA' is approaching the coasts of Odisha and West
Bengal. 🌊 ISRO’s EOS-06 and INSAT-3DR satellites have been tracking
the storm since October 20, providing real-time data to aid disaster
management efforts.
Early Detection:… pic.twitter.com/KUF2Y9KOZI
Over 1.5 people have been evacuated in West Bengal. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stay at the state secretariat Nabanna to monitor the situation.
The East Coast Railway had cancelled 198 trains that were scheduled to run from October 23 to 25.
Severe Cyclonic Storm "DANA" continues to advance north-northwestwards over the northwest Bay of Bengal, bringing persistent rain to Bhadrak district of Odisha.#CycloneDana#Odisha pic.twitter.com/BbmgMr6FeJ
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) October 24, 2024
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.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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