Cyclone 'Dana': "Odisha Govt is in total preparedness ...", says Deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in the state as Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall on October 24.
ANI
Oct 21, 2024 21:13 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 21 (ANI): Odisha deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said on Monday that multiple departments in the state have been instructed to be on high alert as the IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in the state due to cyclone 'Dana'.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in the state as Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall on October 24.
"The Odisha government is in total preparedness in both the energy and agriculture departments, apart from that the revenue department is also totally prepared. We have taken our reviews, the department has issued necessary instructions to the concerned officers and others. Their leaves have been cancelled and they've all been told to be on high alert," the Dy CM told ANI.
The Deputy CM further told ANI that Kendrapara, Balasore and Bhadrak will be mainly affected by the cyclone.
"The basic issue is that now even the Meteorological Department is not able to predict and project which way the cyclone is going to go...They are estimating that it may move towards North Odisha. Three districts may mainly be affected, Kendrapara, Balasore and Bhadrak. The rest of the coastal districts like Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Ganjam and others may receive heavy rainfall," he said.
Mentioning that advisories have been given to various officers to prepare for evacuation, the deputy CM added, "Basic advisories have been given to all the agricultural officers and the district collectors and everybody to be prepared to ensure that whatever rainwater comes is quickly evacuated," he added.
Earlier today, IMD said that a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify into a depression by October 22, and move towards Odisha and West Bengal coasts on October 24 and will become a severe cyclonic storm while passing between Puri (Odisha) and Sagar island (West Bengal)
"Continuing to move northwest wards, it is very likely to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island during night of 24th and early morning 25th October, 2024 as a severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph," said a post by the IMD. (ANI)
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