AMN / WEB DESK
Odisha is preparing for the potential impact of severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana,’ which is expected to make a landfall on Thursday morning. The state government is taking comprehensive measures to ensure the safety of residents in coastal districts, providing essential supplies and health services. It held high-level meetings in Bhubaneswar to coordinate efforts between government and non-government agencies to handle any eventuality. Both the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) have been put on high alert.
India Meteorological Department Director General Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the cyclonic storm will form over the east-central Bay of Bengal by Wednesday and will make a landfall with a wind speed of 100 to 120 km per hour along the Odisha and West Bengal coasts on Thursday. He said a cyclonic circulation that originated over the Andaman Sea is moving northwest, and a low-pressure area is likely to form in the east-central Bay of Bengal by tomorrow morning. This will gradually intensify into a depression by Tuesday and further develop into a cyclone by Wednesday.
Odisha’s coastal districts are expected to receive heavy rainfall on Wednesday, with the entire state bracing for very heavy rains on Thursday and Friday due to the severe storm.
IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu and other regions
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the East Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea during the next 24 hours. It is also likely to move west-northwestward and intensify into a depression by Tuesday morning and into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday. Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and reach the northwest Bay of Bengal off the Odisha-West Bengal coasts by 24th October morning. The IMD has advised the fishermen not to venture into the North Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha, West Bengal, and Bangladesh coasts during the next four days.
The IMD has also forecast heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, and South Interior Karnataka during the next three days. It has also predicted heavy rainfall over Karnataka and Madhya Maharashtra tomorrow.