Cyclone Dana Live: Storm Tracker, Latest Updates, Landfall Details And More

The Odisha government has issued an emergency helpline and control room numbers for people to seek guidance and help. The toll-free number for assistance during and after Cyclone Dana is 1077.

Given below is the distric-wise helpline numbers shared by the Office Of The Collector and District Magistrate, Khordha.

The cyclonic storm over East-central Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of today, October 23, over the same region about 520 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 600 km south-southeast of Sagar Island (West Bengal) and 610 km south-southeast of Khepupara (Bangladesh).

IMD has issued an orange alert for Odisha and West Bengal coasts.

The state government has already mobilised 19 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, 51 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams, and 178 Fire Services teams, with an additional 40 teams also deployed in the affected districts. Odisha government expedited the evacuation of people from coastal areas and deployed 288 rescue teams in vulnerable areas across 14 districts, officials said - as per PTI.

The Collector & District Magistrate of Mayurbhanj has inform that Similipal Tiger Reserve will remain closed for tourists/visitors from October 23 to October 25 (tentative) due to the cyclonic storm which is likely to hit Odisha.

Raghubar Das, Governor of Odisha has appealed to everyone to take all measures to stay safe in areas likely to be affected by the cyclone.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall (up to 7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) is very likely to occur in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, and Jagatsinghpur.

The regional met centre of Bhubaneswar has issued a yellow alert for following places with the possibility of heavy rainfall from morning of October 23 up to morning of October 24.

Heavy rainfall (up to 7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and Puri.

Chief Minister Sri Mohan Charan Majhi has directed the following Ministers to supervise cyclone management in districts that might be affected by cyclone Dana.

1. Jagatsinghapur: Industry, Sri Sampad Chandra Swain

2. ⁠Balasore: PR&DW and RD, Sri Rabi Nayak

3. ⁠Bhadrak: Sports & HE, Sri Suraj Suryavamsi

4. ⁠Mayurbhanj: H&UD, Dr K C Mahapatra

5. ⁠Puri: Deputy CM, Smt. Pravati Parida

6. ⁠Kendrapada: Deputy CM, Sri K V Singhdeo

7. ⁠Ganjam: Com & Transport, Sri Bibhuti Bhusan Jena

8. ⁠Keonjhar: Food & Civil Supplies, Sri K C Patra

9. ⁠Cuttack: Works, Law, Sri Prithviraj Harichandan

Cyclone Dana, is a name proposed by Qatar, in line with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) guidelines on naming cyclones. It means "generosity" in Arabic. The name is part of the new list of tropical cyclone names adopted by WMO/ESCAP Panel member countries in April 2020 for the naming of tropical cyclones over the North Indian Ocean including the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said it is on high alert and has mobilised its vessels and aircraft to respond swiftly to any contingency over the Bay of Bengal. As per PTI, ICG has mobilised its vessels and aircraft, positioning them strategically to respond swiftly to any emergency situations. The NDRF said it has deployed 13 teams so far across south Bengal to respond to any emergency situation.

The Special Relief Commissioner of Odisha has announced the deployment of 20 teams from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) along with an additional 10 teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for search and rescue operations.

• Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely on October 23 and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over South & North 24 Parganas, East & West Medinipur, Jhargram, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata and Bankura districts of Gangetic West Bengal on October 24 and 25.

The Met Department has issued a red alert for many places in Odisha on possibility of extremely heavy rainfall from October 23 to 25.

• Light to moderate rainfall is expected at most places with heavy rainfall (up to 7-11 cm) at isolated places is very likely over Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsingpur, Puri and Khorda, districts of Odisha on October 23.

• Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall (≥ 21 cm) at isolated places is very likely over Baleswar, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsingpur, Kendujhar, Jajpur, Cuttack and Dhenkanal, Khorda and Puri districts of Odisha on October 24 and 25.

In view of Cyclone Dana's imminent arrival, all schools, colleges, universities and Anganwadi centers in the following districts of Odisha will be closed for three days from October 23 to 25.

List of districts: Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balswar, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Anugol, Khurda, Nayagarh and Cuttack.

A high-level meeting, chaired by the Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management, was held to assess the cyclone's preparedness. The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority has outlined the measures taken, here is list

The Minsistry of railways had informed that the following trains operating under East Coast Railway have been cancelled due to the cyclonic storm

South Eastern Railway has confirmed that around 151 trains plying on the route have been cancelled. Passengers can find out the full list of cancelled trains here.

South Eastern Railway headquarters, Kolkata has provided an update on the list of train cancelled due to the upcoming cyclone dana. Passengers are advised to take note of the trains cancelled and plan their travel accordingly.

The above map (from windy.com) shows the current location of Cyclone Dana and the possible route it will follow for the next 2-3 days.

Cyclone Dana, is a name proposed by Qatar, in line with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) guidelines on naming cyclones. It means "generosity" in Arabic. The name is part of the new list of tropical cyclone names adopted by WMO/ESCAP Panel member countries in April 2020 for the naming of tropical cyclones over the North Indian Ocean including the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. It will be the first cyclone to hit the Indian coast after the withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon and the simultaneous arrival of the Northeast Monsoon.

Cyclone Dana is set to make landfall along the Odisha-West Bengal coast between Puri and Sagar Island on the night of October 24 and early morning of October 25.