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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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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Cyclone Dana: Odisha CM holds review meeting, sets zero casualty target

Bhubaneswar, October 21: “Zero casualty will be the mission. There is no need to panic,” said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi after chairing a high-level meeting to review the State’s preparedness to tackle the impending Cyclone Dana. “Zero casualty will be ensured. There is no need to ppanic. State Government is fully prepared to tackle […]

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