One NDRF team and civil defence personnel, along with officials from other departments, will be stationed around the temple in Sagar Island to respond to emergencies

The severe cyclonic storm Dana was located approximately 50 km east of Paradip and 60 km south-southeast of Dhamra along the Odisha coast at 10:30 PM on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm Dana has started off the coast of Odisha with wind speed reaching up to 120 kms per hour, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. Cyclone Dana landfall process started past midnight as the storm lay about 50 km east-northeast of Paradip (Odisha),

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

Cyclone Dana is forecasted to hit between Puri in Odisha and Sagar Island in West Bengal as a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday night, bringing heavy

Cyclone Dana Makes Landfall In West Bengal, Over 1.5 Lakh People Evacuated To Safety. Odisha also gets ready to handle the landfall.

Cyclone Dana is projected to make landfall on the coasts of north Odisha and Bengal between Puri and Sagar Island, bringing severe winds and heavy rainfall starting Wednesday. The situation requires attention as preparations are underway to ensure safety and manage potential flooding.

Once the depression intensifies then the system will be called Cyclone Dana, a name proposed by Qatar, in line with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) guidelines on naming cyclones.

The system is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression on October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23, 2024 over eastcentral Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall between north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar islands on Oc