Cyclone Dana live updates: Low pressure area over Bay of Bengal to intensify, IMD forecasts heavy rainfall
Cyclone Dana live updates: An upper-air circulation over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next two days and lead to heavy rainfall as it is expected to make a landfall over the coastal states of West Bengal and Odisha on Thursday, October 24....Read More
“Under its influence, a low-pressure area is very likely to form over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Andaman Sea during the next 24 hours. It is very likely to move west north-westwards and intensify into a depression by October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23 over the east-central Bay of Bengal,” said a bulletin from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
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“Thereafter, it is very likely to move north-westwards and reach the northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24 morning,” the IMD added.
Wind speeds off the Odisha-West Bengal coast is expected to reach 60 km/h from October 23, increasing to 120 km/h from October 24 night to October 25 morning. The weather agency has advised fishermen of West Bengal and Odisha to remain off the sea on October 23.
The Odisha government has ramped up operations for cyclone preparedness. Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja held a review meeting with senior officials and the district collectors have been asked to prepare cyclone shelters to accommodate residents if evacuations are necessary.
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Cyclone Dana live updates: IMD rules out chances of a super cyclonic storm
Cyclone Dana live updates: The director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Bhubaneswar centre, Manorama Mohanty said there is no possibility of the impending cyclonic storm to intensify into a super cyclonic storm or extremely super cyclonic storm. “The cyclonic storm may intensify into a severe cyclonic storm. The wind speed may reach up to 100-120 kmph,” Mohanty said.
Cyclone Dana live updates: Yellow alert for select districts in Odisha today
Cyclone Dana live updates: A yellow warning, predicting thunderstorms with lightning, has been issued for Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khudra and Puri districts.
Cyclone Dana live updates: Odisha aims for ‘zero casualties’
Cyclone Dana live updates: Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) DK Singh outlined the state’s goal of achieving 'Zero Casualty' to ensure no loss of life or livestock during the calamity.
The state administration held a review meeting on Sunday and issues a series of instructions to district officials to ramp up measures for cyclone preparedness.
