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The landfall process of the severe cyclonic storm Dana will begin on October 24 night and the process will continue till October 25 morning, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Thursday.
Briefing the media about the movement of severe cyclone Dana, Mohapatra said, “The cyclonic storm Dana has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm. This has moved north, north-west wards and lay centered over north-western Bay of Bengal. It lies 200 km southeast of Paradip.”
“The wind speed at its centre is around 95-105kmph while the wind speed along the Odisha-West Bengal coast is 60-70kmph. The wind speed will gradually increase and expected to reach 100-120 kmph between midnight today to tomorrow morning. Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore in Odisha are likely to experience maximum wind speed,” Mohapatra added.
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Khordha, Puri and Mayurbhanj may see wind speed reaching up to 60-80 kmph, he informed.
Sharing details about the rainfall activities, the IMD DG said, “Several parts in Odisha and West Bengal have witnessed slight to moderate rainfall activities and it will increase gradually.”
“While several places in Odisha may experience heavy to very heavy rainfall on October 24 and 25, extremely heavy rainfall is also expected at few places. Puri, Khordha, Jagatsignpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar Jajpur and Cuttack are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall.”
Expected Impact in Odisha Districts Predicted by IMD
• Major damage to thatched houses/ huts. Roof tops may blow off. Unattached metal sheets may fly.
• Minor damage to power and communication lines.
• Major damage to Kutcha and some damage to Pucca roads. Flooding of escape routes.
• Possibilities of damage to vulnerable structure. Breaking of tree branches and uprooting of trees.
• Moderate damage to banana and papaya trees. Large dead limbs blown from trees.
• Damage to horticulture and standing crops in some areas due to inundation and wind.
• Damage to embankments/ salt pans.
• Localized Flooding of roads, water logging in low lying areas and closure of underpasses mainly in urban areas of the above region.
• Occasional reduction in visibility due to heavy rainfall.
• Disruption of traffic in major cities and roadways due to water logging in roads and poor visibility due to heavy rain leading to increased travel time and incidents
• Localized Landslides/Mudslides/landslips/mud slips/land sinks/mud sinks.
• Likely disruption of marine and inland water transportation like small boats and trawlers
• It may lead to riverine flooding in some river catchments (for riverine flooding please visit Webpage of Central Water Commission)
