Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal, to hit coasts of Odisha and Bengal tomorrow

Cyclone Dana, Weather forecast Today In West Bengal, Odisha Live News Updates: More than 300 trains cancelled; schools shut in West Bengal till October 26; over 10 lakh people to be shifted to relief centers in Odisha

Cyclone Dana, Weather forecast Today In West Bengal, Odisha Live Updates: As deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm today morning and is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday, West Bengal and Odisha governments are gearing up to tackle adverse situations. Odisha government has planned to shift over 10 lakh people from 3,000 villages in 14 districts to relief camps, an official statement said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi urged all MLAs to coordinate relief activities and arrangements have been made for the supply of food, drinking water, lighting, sanitation and health facilities.

Schools closed in West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her government is ready to face the cyclone. Banerjee said, “Schools will remain closed in seven districts from October 23 to 26 as a precautionary measure. We do not want to take any risk. Schools and colleges are sometimes used as shelters for people.” West Bengal districts which are likely to be most hit by the cyclone include South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur, along with coastal areas and neighbouring districts like Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Jhargram, and Hooghly.

Coast Guard on alert, more than 300 trains cancelled: The Indian Coast Guard said it was on high alert and has assembled its vessels and aircraft to respond immediately in case of emergencies in the aftermath of expected torrential rain in both the states. The ICG has deployed helicopters and remote operating stations at Haldia in West Bengal and Paradip in Odisha to broadcast regular weather warnings and safety advisories to fishermen and mariners. In the view of the cyclone, more than 150 express and passenger trains running through South Eastern Railway jurisdiction have been cancelled. As many as 198 trains passing through and originating from Odisha have been cancelled by East Coast Railways.

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13:37 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Rain lashes parts of Kolkata

Rain lashed Kolkata and adjoining districts as Cyclone Dana moved northwestwards on Wednesday. Meanwhile, 14 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF teams) in West Bengal are on standby. The Indian Coast Guard said it is on high alert and has mobilised “extensive sea and air patrols in coordination with the (IMD)”, deploying ships to shepherd fishing boats and other vessels to shore on the eastern coast.

12:55 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Cyclone Dana to make landfall between hitarkanika National Park and Dhamra port in Odisha on Oct 25

The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said Cyclone ‘Dana' is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra port in Odisha early Friday.

Umashankar Das, senior scientist at the regional meteorological centre in Bhubaneswar, said, "Based on the trajectory of the system, it is anticipated that Cyclone ‘Dana' will make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district and Dhamra port in Bhadrak district." During the landfall, a tidal surge of up to 2 metres is expected, with the cyclone reaching the coast at a wind velocity of 120 km/h, he told PTI.

12:14 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Tourists leave Puri

Tourists and pilgrims have started leaving Puri a day after the state government urged them to. The Archaeological Survey of India has announced the closure of all monuments and museums for two days in Odisha.

11:56 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Doctors' leaves cancelled, called back on duty in Odisha

Odisha government has already deployed around 20 teams of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and 10 teams of the National Disaster Response Force.

Leaves of doctors have been cancelled and they have been called back to their respective healthcare centres, while the health department has directed district authorities to ensure adequate stocks of drugs, including diarrhoea and anti-venom injections.

11:42 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Pregnant women being shifted on priority in Odisha

Going by its previous strategy of evacuating people from vulnerable areas to ensure “zero casualty”, the Odisha government has directed district administrations to start moving residents out.

“Priority will be given to shift pregnant women, children and aged persons first. Besides over 800 multipurpose cyclone shelters, the government has prepared 500 more temporary shelters using school and college buildings. We are ensuring all basic facilities, including cooked food, at the shelters,” the state’s revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari told reporters.

11:28 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Six senior IAS officers deployed in vulnerable areas of Odisha

Odisha government is expecting maximum impact in districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur and Puri. Six senior IAS officers, who have previous experiences of managing cyclones during their tenure as collectors, have been deployed in these districts to help the local administration. The cyclonic storm may also trigger heavy rainfall in other adjoining districts, leading to flash floods.

11:19 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: NDRF teams arrived in Bhubaneswar

Preparations have been ramped up in Odisha ahead of cyclone Dana making landfall tomorrow, NDRF teams arrived in Bhubaneswar late last night for rescue operations. A video posted by PTI on X showed rescue personnel deboarding a flight.

10:39 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Airport authorities inspect Kolkata airport premises

As West Bengal braces for cyclone, Kolkata's airport authorities have been conducting inspections of airport infrastructure and drainage systems to prevent potential flooding. Pravat Ranjan Beuria, Director of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, said that standard operating procedures are being followed to ensure safety during the storm. "We are expecting heavy rainfall, which may cause inundation in and around the airport premises. We are working closely with the state government to handle the situation,"Beuria told PTI.

10:20 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Over 300 trains cancelled. Check list here

In the view of the cyclone, more than 150 express and passenger trains running through South Eastern Railway jurisdiction have been cancelled. As many as 198 trains passing through and originating from Odisha have been cancelled by East Coast Railways. The trains cancelled include Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express, Kamakhya-Yesvantpur AC Express, Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express, Howrah-Bhubaneswar Shatabdi Express and Howrah-Yesvantpur Express.

10:13 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Cyclone Dana likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm tomorrow

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Wednesday that Cyclone Dana had developed in the east-central Bay of Bengal. This is the second cyclone to develop in the North Indian Ocean basin — comprising the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea — since Cyclone Asna which formed in late August in the Arabian Sea.

“Cyclone Dana moved at a speed of 18km/hr during the last six hours and lay over east-central Bay of Bengal. It is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over northwest Bay of Bengal by early morning of Thursday. It will cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island as a 'severe' cyclone during night of Thursday and Friday," IMD said.

10:08 (IST) 23 Oct 2024
Cyclone Dana Live Updates: Over 30 lakh people to be shifted to relief centres in Odisha

As deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm today morning and is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday, West Bengal and Odisha governments are gearing up to tackle adverse situations. Odisha government has planned to shift over 10 lakh people from 3,000 villages in 14 districts to relief camps, an official statement said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi urged all MLAs to coordinate relief activities and arrangements have been made for the supply of food, drinking water, lighting, sanitation and health facilities.

10:07 (IST) 23 Oct 2024

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