Cyclone Dana: Special train to run from Puri for stranded paasengers 

Bhubaneswar, October 25: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run a Special train from Puri to Shalimar (Howrah) and back for the stranded passengers. In view of the cyclone Dana, some trains were cancelled in the above said route. This special train will facilitate in clearing the extra rush and serve passengers from […]

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Cyclone Dana: How the Mohan Majhi Government achieved its ‘Zero Casualty’ mission in Odisha?

Bhubaneswar, October 25: With Cyclone Dana looming over Odisha, the stakes were high, and the threat of severe loss of life and property was imminent. Yet, under Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, the Odisha Government was resolute in its commitment to confront the disaster head-on, aiming for a “Zero Casualty” outcome. On October 21, upon receiving […]

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Cyclone Dana: 3 lakh people evacuated so far in Odisha, 62K more to be taken to safer places ahead of landfall

Bhubaneswar, October 24: So far, 3 lakh people have been evacuated in the State, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi after chairing a high-level meeting on the preparedness to tackle the cyclonic storm Dana which will make landfall between Bhitarakanika and Dhamara at midnight today. “Total 3.62 lakh people will be evacuated. Till now, 3 […]

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Cyclone Dana to make landfall near Rajnagar by tomorrow evening: SOA CEC

Bhubaneswar, October 23: Cyclone Dana was expected to cross the Kendrapara-Bhadrak coast close to Rajnagar in the afternoon or evening of Thursday, said a bulletin issued by the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here. “The deep depression which formed over the Bay of Bengal had […]

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Cyclone Dana to make landfall between Bhitarkanika-Dhamara in Odisha, confirms IMD

Bhubaneswar, October 23: Cyclone Dana will make landfall between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district and Dhamara in Bhadrak district during the night of October 24 and the early hours of October 25, said India Meteorological Department. As per the latest IMD bulletin, The cyclonic storm “DANA” (pronounced as Dana) over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards […]

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Cyclone Dana: Nine Ministers assigned 9 districts to oversee relief & rescue activities in Odisha 

Bhubaneswar, October 22: With Cyclone Dana advancing toward Odisha’s coastline, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday directed the nine Ministers to supervise cyclone management in nine districts which might be affected by the cyclonic storm. According to a CMO communique, Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida have been asked to oversee […]

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Cyclone Dana: Odisha colleges & universities closed across 14 districts till Oct 25

Bhubaneswar, October 22: In view of the impending cyclone Sana, the Odisha Government on Tuesday announced closures of college and universities in 14 districts – Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhnaj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul, Khurda, Nayagarh & Cuttack-from October 23-25. SRC Deoranjan Kumar Singh Higher Education Secretary to ensure that the higher educational […]

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Cyclone Dana: Well-marked low-pressure system intensifies into depression

Bhubaneswar, October 22: The well-marked low-pressure system over the east-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The depression is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm, named Cyclone Dana, with landfall projected along the Odisha-West Bengal coast late on October 24 or early October 25. […]

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Cyclone Dana: No leave for health service providers in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, October 22: In view of the impending cyclonic storm Dana, Odisha Director of Health Services Bijay Kumar Mohapatra said that facility-level and community-level management are the two main things to tackle the situation and no leave will be allowed to service providers. He assured that the state health department is fully prepared to tackle […]

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Odisha announces school closures in 14 districts due to Cyclone Dana: Here are all the details

Bhubaneswar, October 21: In a precautionary measure, Odisha Government on Monday announced schools in 14 districts will remain closed from October 23-25 in view of the cyclonic circulation Dana. SRC Deoranjan Kumar Singh wrote to the School and Mass Education Secretary asking to take necessary action in this regard. Schools will remain closed in Ganjam, […]

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