As severe cyclone Dana expected to make landfall in the midnight October 24 and 25, East Coast Railway have diverted, or short terminated or cancelled around 203 trains to ensure public safety.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday, highlighting the measures taken by the government to ensure security as severe cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall in Odisha, said that the government target is zero causalities.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness for severe Cyclone Dana at Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management, Suresh Pujari was also present at the meeting.
With Cyclone Dana expected to make landfall anytime on Thursday, in Odisha and West Bengal, the Indian Navy has been preparing to conduct any Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations needed.
Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Charan Majhi said, "State government is taking cyclonic storm 'Dana' very seriously. Arrangements are in place for the affected districts, including Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, and Puri."
Odisha Director General of Police Sudhansu Sekhar Sadangi has said that the police's preparations are in place to tackle the situations arising out of cyclone 'Dana.'
Hemanta Sharma, Principal Secretary of Odisha's Department of Energy, has said that energy grids and emergency transmission towers in the districts expected to be affected by Cyclone Dana are being monitored.
Led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, this gathering set the stage for the upcoming Utkarsh Odisha - Make in Odisha Conclave 2025, scheduled for January 28-29, 2025, in Bhubaneswar.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi along with Industry Minister Sampad Chandra Swain, interacted with Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group at the Investors Meet in Mumbai.