The Odisha and West Bengal governments have started evacuating people and decided to close educational institutions in vulnerable areas, as cyclone Dana is set to cross the coasts in the early hours of October 25 with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.
“It is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over northwest Bay of Bengal by early morning of 24th and cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island during night of 24th to morning of 25th October, 2024 as a severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph”, read a tweet from India Meteorological Department on X.
The Odisha government has planned to shift more than 10 lakh people from 3,000 villages in 14 districts to relief camps, with half of the state’s population likely to be affected by the impending cyclone, stated news media.
The cyclone Dana has also affected the train movement with several trains cancelled. Train No. 06087 from Tirunelveli Junction – Shalimar Special scheduled to leave Tirunelveli on October 24 has been cancelled.
Similarly, the train from Bhubaneswar to Rameswaram (Rmanathapuram), the Superfast Express, scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar on October 25, has been cancelled.
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