Cyclone Dana Makes Landfall, Odisha And Bengal On Alert: 10 Points

1. The landfall technique of extreme cyclonic storm Dana started on Thursday evening and was anticipated to proceed until Friday morning, the Indian Meteorological Division (IMD) mentioned.

2. At 4.30 pm, the storm was positioned 150 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha) and 250 km south-southeast of West Bengal’s Sagar Island.

3. In anticipation of the cyclone, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee introduced that the state had recognized greater than 3.5 lakh individuals for evacuation from low-lying areas. As of Thursday, 243,374 individuals had already taken shelter in aid camps.

4. “For evacuation from low-lying areas, we’ve recognized 356,941 individuals,” Ms Banerjee instructed reporters, including that she would stay on the state secretariat in a single day to observe the state of affairs. Chief secretary Manoj Pant and residential secretary Nandini Chakraborty are additionally overseeing the evacuation and aid operations.

5. South Bengal districts, together with Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly and the 24 Parganas, have already begun experiencing average to heavy rains and gusty winds, with climate situations anticipated to worsen. The IMD has warned of “heavy to very heavy rainfall” in these areas, with remoted locations more likely to see “extraordinarily heavy downpours” over the following 48 hours.

6. Fishermen have been suggested to avoid the ocean as wind speeds of as much as 110 kmph are anticipated over the northwest Bay of Bengal. The storm is anticipated to strengthen, with winds reaching 120 kmph throughout landfall earlier than step by step subsiding.

7. Public transportation throughout southern Bengal could possibly be severely impacted. South Japanese Railway (SER), which oversees routes in West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand, has cancelled greater than 170 categorical and passenger trains scheduled between October 23 and 27.

8. As well as, Japanese Railway cancelled 68 suburban trains within the Howrah division for Friday morning, whereas all EMU native trains from Sealdah station had been suspended from Thursday night by Friday morning. Kolkata Port authorities additionally halted ship actions till Friday night as a precautionary measure.

9. Operations at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Worldwide Airport had been suspended from 6 pm on Thursday till 9 am on Friday because of anticipated excessive winds and heavy rain. Airport Director Pravat Ranjan Beuria mentioned mandatory precautions have been taken, together with securing planes, retracting aerobridges, and guaranteeing all unfastened gear have been tied.

10. 13 battalions from the state’s catastrophe administration power and 14 battalions from the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Pressure (NDRF) have been deployed within the coastal areas. In the meantime, the Indian Coast Guard has mobilised vessels and plane to reply to any misery conditions at sea.

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