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Cyclone Dana updates: East Coast Railways has cancelled 198 trains passing through and originating from Odisha..
Cyclone Dana updates: The Odisha and West Bengal governments have started evacuating people and decided to close educational institutions in vulnerable areas, as cyclone Dana is set to cross the coasts in the early hours of October 25 with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.I)..
Meteorological Department director general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the entire eastern coast from Puri in Odisha and Sagar Island West Bengal coast is likely to be impacted by the impending cyclone Dana.Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi urged all the MLAs to coordinate with the administration in rescue and relief operations in Odisha, which is likely to bear the brunt of the cyclone.Multipurpose cyclone shelters, flood shelters and other buildings have been identified to shelter the vulnerable population..
Arrangements have been made for the provision of food, drinking water, lighting, sanitation and health facilities to the people to be evacuated to such shelters, revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari said.Based on the IMD forecast, the Odisha government has put 14 districts such as Angul, Puri, Nayagarh, Khordha, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Ganjam and Mayurbhanj on alert.All.
West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee said schools will remain closed in seven districts from October 23 to 26 as a precautionary measure.The districts in Bengal likely to experience the most significant effects of the storm include South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur, along with coastal areas and neighbouring districts like Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Jhargram, and Hooghly.More than 150 express and passenger trains running through South Eastern Railway jurisdiction have been cancelled in view of cyclone Dana..
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