Odisha and West Bengal Brace for Cyclone Dana: Evacuations and Precautions Intensify

As Cyclone Dana approaches, Odisha and West Bengal governments are evacuating people from vulnerable areas, closing educational institutions, and deploying disaster response teams. With the potential for torrential rain and high-speed winds, multi-purpose shelters are prepared, and integrated control rooms are monitoring the situation 24/7.

In anticipation of Cyclone Dana, Odisha and West Bengal have taken sweeping precautionary measures, as governments initiate large-scale evacuations and shutter educational institutions in areas at risk.

Approximately half of Odisha's population will likely feel the impact of the cyclone, prompting state authorities to relocate over 1 million people from 3,000 villages across 14 districts to designated relief camps, as per official sources.

The Indian Coast Guard remains on high alert, mobilizing both sea and aerial resources to respond quickly to the cyclone's effects, projected to include heavy drainage across the states by October 25.

(With inputs from agencies.)