Schools will be closed in various Odisha districts from October 23 to 25 due to Cyclone Dana. IMD predicts heavy rainfall in coastal Odisha and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall on October 24,

Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said that the state has already moved Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) personnel to the vulnerable areas while the NDRF teams would reach there on Tuesday.

Cyclone Dana will likely cause extremely heavy rainfall in Odisha and West Bengal on October 24 and 25, and heavy rainfall in both states till Friday, the weather body said.

The severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ is expected to hit Odisha and West Bengal on October 24-25, as per IMD. Cyclone Dana live updates: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Monday that the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into a severe cyclonic storm by October 23 and reach the coasts adjoining Odisha and West Bengal the next day.

Cyclone Dana is predicted to hit the Odisha-West Bengal coast on3 (Wednesday). The cyclonic storm is expected to unleash heavy rainfall and strong winds. According to an IMD official, it can also intensify into ‘severe cyclonic storm’,

Cyclone Dana is likely to hit Odisha coast on October 24 In the wake of the heavy rainfall, the Odisha government urged tourists not to visit holy town Puri until the cyclone makes landfall.

BHUBANESWAR: The cyclonic circulation over the Andaman Sea intensified into a low-pressure area at 5:30 am on Monday morning over the east-central Bay.

The Odisha government issued an advisory for tourists and urged them to leave Puri soon in view of Cyclone Dana.

In view of the impending cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal, the Odisha government decided to close the schools in affected districts from October 23rd to October 25th.