Cyclone Dana makes landfall in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, October 25: Cyclone Dana has made landfall between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district and Dhamara in Bhadrak, with wind speeds reaching around 110 kmph, causing intense rainfall and strong winds in various regions. The cyclone’s landfall process started around midnight, affecting districts such as Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore, and Jagatsinghpur with heavy rainfall and wind speeds […]

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Odisha: Control room opened to handle Cyclone Dana-related issues

Bhubaneswar, October 21: A control room has been opened at the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office to deal with Cyclone Dana-related issues in the State. A close watch is being kept on the situation through the control room. Senior IAS officers will be deputed to districts likely to be affected by the impending cyclone. Similarly, […]

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Cyclone ‘Dana’ to bring winds up to 120 km/h: IMD 

Bhubaneswar, October 20: A cyclonic storm named Dana is likely to form over the east-central Bay of Bengal by October 23 and could bring wind speeds of 100-120 km/h along Odisha’s coast by October 24, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, IMD Director General, has predicted that the storm could bring […]

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Heavy rains likely over coastal Odisha as cyclonic storm looms over BoB

Bhubaneswar, May 21: A severe cyclonic storm is likely to hit the Odisha-West Bengal coast on May 26 triggering heavy rains in coastal Odisha, according to the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here. Numerical models have been indicating the formation of a low pressure area over the central […]

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Low pressure likely to intensify into cyclonic storm in next 24 hrs: MeT Dept  

Bhubaneswar: The well marked low pressure area formed over north Andaman Sea concentrated into a depression and very likely to intensify into a deep depression during next 12 hours and into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours, the Regional Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. Under its influence light to moderate rainfall accompanied with wind […]

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