Over 2,000 pregnant women were safely sheltered in Mamata Gruha (maternity homes) across the state in view of the cyclone, a statement from Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Women and Child Development, Pravati Parida.
As Cyclone Montha is set to make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday evening, several coastal districts in the State and southern Odisha, towards where the cyclone will move after the landfall, received heavy rain this morning.
Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Wednesday said that they have received the final assessment report showcasing the losses caused by cyclone DANA in the state. Nearly 131 blocks across 14 districts of Odisha were affected due to the cyclonic storm and the subse
Cyclone Dana hit the Odisha coast on Friday. The cyclonic storm made landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph, uprooted trees, and snapped power lines in several areas.
Odisha Minister Suresh Pujari said on Saturday that the restoration work in the state is about to be completed after cyclone Dana hit the coastal regions of the state.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that the Cyclone Dana has weakened into a 'well-marked' low-pressure area and is likely to further weaken to become insignificant.
People are being brought to cyclone shelter in Odisha's Bhadrak ahead of Cyclone Dana's landfall. Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall on October 25, tomorrow, at Dhamra port.
The IMD has indicated that Cyclone Dana is likely to move north-westwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the northwest Bay of Bengal by the early hours of October 24.
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.