It is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the northwest Bay of Bengal by the early morning of October 24th and cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island during the night of October 24th to morning of October 25th as a severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of kmph gusting kmph.
It means "generosity" in Arabic. 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. The above map from windy. 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. South Eastern Railway has confirmed that around trains plying on the route have been cancelled.
Passengers can find out the full list of cancelled trains here. The Minsistry of railways had informed that the following trains operating under East Coast Railway have been cancelled due to the cyclonic storm. A high-level meeting, chaired by the Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management, was held to assess the cyclone's preparedness.
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 The Met Department has issued a red alert for many places in Odisha on possibility of extremely heavy rainfall from October 23 to Light to moderate rainfall is expected at most places with heavy rainfall up to cm at isolated places is very likely over Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsingpur, Puri and Khorda, districts of Odisha on October 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.
