Cyclone Dana Landfall Highlights: Cyclone Dana Completes Landfall Process Says IMD
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Cyclone Dana Highlights: Please follow this space for all the latest news and updates on Cyclone Dana. The cyclonic system intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday and began the process of landfall on Thursday night which continued till Friday morning. Gusty winds coupled with heavy rains lashed parts of Odisha including the coastal districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore and nearby Jagatsinghpur district with wind speeds reaching 100 kmph to 110 kmph.
The inclement weather conditions uprooted trees at several places however, there has been no report of any major damage or casualty, according to officials.
Mrutunjay Mohapatra, Director General, India Meteorological Department said the region where the landfall commenced would witness high-velocity wind at the speed of about 120 kmph till Friday morning. The landfall also accelerated the tidal surge, which could go up to two metres above the astronomical height, in Kendrapada, Balasore and Bhadrak districts, he added.
The weather department said that light-to-moderate rainfall in most places and heavy-to-very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall (above 21 cm) at isolated places in Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsingpur Keonjhar, Jajpur, Cuttack and Dhenkanal, Khurda and Puri districts are expected till October 25.
On Thursday, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah enquired about the Odisha government’s preparedness to tackle the situation arising out of the cyclone.
The CM said that his government was well-prepared to tackle any situation and took adequate measures to mitigate potential impacts.
“We are well-prepared to face the situation. The water level in Hirakud reservoir and other places are being constantly monitored and managed,” the chief minister said as visited the control room at the Special Relief Commissioner’s office in Bhubaneswar.
He also said that the state has already evacuated around 5.84 lakh people from the high risk zones located in the low-lying areas of coastal districts.
Cyclone Dana Landfall LIVE: Rainfall To Continue For Next 24 Hrs, Says IMD Director
On Cyclone Dana, IMD Director, Manorama Mohanty said: "... A severe cyclonic storm crossed the Odisha coast. The landfall process went on from yesterday midnight to 8.30 am today. It has now weakened to a cyclonic storm... In the next 6 hours, it will weaken into a deep depression. The current wind speed is 65-70 kmph gusting to 85 kmph... The rainfall will continue for the next 24 hours, and then reduce drastically tomorrow..."
#WATCH | Bhubaneswar: On #CycloneDana, Director IMD, Manorama Mohanty says, "... A severe cyclonic storm crossed the Odisha coast. The landfall process went on from yesterday midnight to 8.30 am today. It has now weakened to a cyclonic storm... In the next 6 hours, it will weaken… pic.twitter.com/sF9sK96RvD
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2024
Cyclone Dana Landfall Live: Biju Patnaik International Airport Director Says Operations Running Smoothly Now
On resumption of flight operations resume at Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport following cyclone 'Dana', Airport Director Prasanna Pradhan said: "After the cyclone landfall completed, we reassessed the situation and inspected all the areas to check for any damage and resumed operations around 8 am today. Right now the operations are normal and running smoothly."
#WATCH | On resumption of flight operations resume at Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport following cyclone 'Dana', Airport Director Prasanna Pradhan says, "After the cyclone landfall completed, we reassessed the situation and inspected all the areas to check for any… pic.twitter.com/iL4IVyGsnA
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2024
Cyclone Dana Landfall LIVE: South Bengal Districts To Receive Heavy Rainfall As Cyclone Weakens
The Met office on Friday warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall in several south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, as the severe cyclone 'Dana' weakened into a cyclonic storm after completing landfall process in neighbouring Odisha.
The weather office has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in Purba Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Purulia and Bankura districts on Friday. Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts are likely to get extremely heavy rain.
Dana has completed the landfall process between Dhamra and Bhitarkanika in Odisha on Friday morning, and is likely to weaken further into a deep depression by Friday afternoon.
Cyclone Dana Landfall LIVE: One Killed In Bengal While Doing Cable-Related Work At Home, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that one person died in the state in cyclone Dana, even as the administration evacuated around 2.16 lakh people from the low-lying areas.
Banerjee, who held a review meeting at the state secretariat after spending the night there to monitor the situation, directed the officials to ensure that relief materials reach all those affected by the cyclone.
"Only one person died in this natural disaster. The man died at his residence while conducting some cable-related work. It is quite unfortunate. The postmortem examination will give us a clear picture. If required we (state government) will help the family," Banerjee said.
(With iputs from news agency PTI)
Cyclone Dana Landfall Live: Parts Of Kolkata Sees Waterlogging After Heavy Rainfall
Waterlogging in parts of Kolkata as the region receives heavy rainfall in the wake of Cyclone Dana.
VIDEO | West Bengal: Waterlogging in parts of #Kolkata as the region receives heavy rainfall in the wake of Cyclone Dana. #CycloneDanaUpdates
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 25, 2024
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