Authorities in Odisha and the neighbouring state of West Bengal are on a 'high alert mode' as the cyclonic storm 'Dana' li

Cyclone Dana is forecasted to hit between Puri in Odisha and Sagar Island in West Bengal as a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday night, bringing heavy

It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression by Tuesday morning and into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday over east-central Bay of Bengal.

The depression will further intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 23 and cross north Odisha and southern West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island in the early morning hours of October 25 as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph,

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a low-pressure area has been created in the east-central Bay of Bengal. This would eventually move northwestward and is expected to highly intensify into a possibly severe cyclone storm by October 23,

The IMD predicted that a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal may intensify into Cyclone Dana by October 23, with landfall anticipated between Puri in Odisha and Sagar Island in West Bengal on October 24.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced school closures from October 23 to 26 in nine districts due to Cyclone Dana. Relief materials are stocked, and cyclone shelters are prepared. A severe cyclonic storm is expected to impact the eastern coast on October 24.

The IMD said a well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression today, as it rolled towards the eastern coast with the likelihood of turning into a severe cyclonic st

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Odisha and West Bengal due to Cyclone Dana. The cyclone is likely to hit on October 24, prompting emergency measures in both states. NDRF teams are deployed, and coastal areas are being evacuated.