Cyclone Dana Highlights: IMD sounds heavy rainfall alert for Odisha, Bengal

Cyclone Dana live updates: President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled 3-day Odisha visit from October 23 postponed in view of impending cyclone, says offficial.

Cyclone Dana live updates: Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review preparedness for the impending cyclone in the Bay of Bengal on Monday.

Cyclone Dana live updates: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Odisha in the upcoming week as Cyclone Dana is expected landfall on October 24.

Speaking to ANI, IMD scientist Soma Sen Roy said that warnings have been issued for coastal Odisha and Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to the impact of the landfall.

"Heavy rainfall warning issued in A&N Islands for today and tomorrow and in coastal Andhra Pradesh and coastal Odisha for October 23. Extremely heavy rainfall is expected on October 24 and 25 in the Gangetic West Bengal and coastal Odisha. Heavy rainfall is also expected in Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, and Meghalaya from October 23-25. In Delhi, the maximum temperature is expected to remain around 33-34 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature at 18-20 degrees Celsius," she said.

Cyclone Dana live updates: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has kept 14 teams in West Bengal and 11 teams in Odisha on standby for deployment in the wake of an impending cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal which is likely to make a landfall between Puri and Sagar Island on Thursday, a government statement said Monday.

Cyclone Dana live updates:

• The Met office has forecast heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of East Midnapore, West Midnapore, South 24 Parganas, and North 24 Parganas on October 23.

• On October 24 and 25, heavy to very heavy rain, with isolated extremely heavy downpours, is expected in East Midnapore, West Midnapore, South 24 Parganas, and Jhargram.

• Additionally, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, Purulia, and Bankura are also likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall on these dates.

Cyclone Dana live updates: The Met Department has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea from October 23 to 25, warning that wind speeds along and off the Odisha-West Bengal coasts may reach 60 kmph on October 23. These winds are expected to intensify to 100-110 kmph, with gusts up to 120 kmph, from the night of October 24 until the morning of October 25.

Cyclone Dana live updates: The India Meteorological Department in its latest message said: "…continuing its move the system is very likely to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island during the night of October 24 and early morning October 25 as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph with gusting 120 kmph."

Cyclone Dana live updates: The low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified and is likely to turn into a cyclonic storm by October 23 which will cross between Puri in Odisha and Sagar island in West Bengal, the IMD said.

Cyclone Dana live updates: Though the IMD has not yet revealed the possible location of the cyclone's landfall, which is expected to develop into a severe cyclonic storm by October 24, the weather agency has issued graphics showing the potential track of its movement.

These indicate that a severe cyclonic storm could likely hit the northern Odisha coast, according to a senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar.

Cyclone Dana live updates: “We are fully prepared to face the cyclone. People should not unnecessarily panic over cyclone prediction,” said Suresh Pujari, State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister.

The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department warned unscrupulous traders against hoarding of food grains.

The District Collectors have been asked to identify people living in vulnerable pockets and shift them to shelters.

Women due to be delivered of babies this week have been asked to move to hospitals.

Cyclone Dana live updates: A yellow alert, forecasting heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm) & thunderstorm with lightning, was issued for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khudra, Ganjam and Gajapati districts in Odisha for Thursday, October 24.

Cyclone Dana live updates: Kolkata's Meteorological office said West Bengal's Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas are likely to experience very heavy rainfall, while Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, and Jhargram may see heavy rain between October 23 and 24.

On October 25, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in one or two places over Gangetic West Bengal, the department said.

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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: 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 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.