Odisha Deputy CM KV Singh Deo on Wednesday said that multiple departments in the state have been instructed to be on high alert as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall as Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall on October 24.
The West Bengal government announced on Tuesday that schools and academic institutions will remain closed in various parts of the state following a notice from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regarding Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall on the coast of West Bengal by
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic circulation over central Andaman Sea is expected to intensify into Cyclone Dana by Wednesday and is expected to reach the northwest Bay of Bengal, off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by Thursday morning.
As a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into a severe cyclonic storm by October 23, Odisha Director of Health Services Bijay Kumar Mohapatra asserted that the state health department is prepared to tackle the situation arising out of cyclone.
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.
Odisha government has announced that schools in 14 districts of the state will remain closed from October 23 to October 25 due to the impending cyclonic storm Dana.