The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to become a cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours before turning into a severe cyclonic storm that will make landfall in Odisha on Friday.

East Coast Railways has cancelled 198 trains passing through and originating from Odisha. Schools in Bengal and Odisha will remain shut.

The cyclonic storm is likely to make landfall near Puri and Sagar coast in Odisha on October 24-24. IMD has issued heavy rainfall alert for several districts of Odisha and West Bengal.

The state government plans to evacuate up to 10 lakh people from vulnerable districts as cyclonic storm Dana nears. The storm is likely to land in Ken

IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohapatra said that 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 and West Bengal governments have begun evacuating people from areas vulnerable to the impending cyclone. Indian Coast Guard, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and other forces have also begun their preparation to ensure ‘zero casualties’ because of cyclone Dana.

The depression will further intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 23 and cross north Odisha and southern West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island in the early morning hours of October 25 as a severe cyclonic storm.

As Cyclone Dana nears, Odisha and West Bengal governments prepare by relocating residents and setting up relief centres to ensure safety.

Tourists in Odisha are urgently leaving coastal areas as severe cyclonic storm Dana approaches. Government advisories led to crowded transportation hu

NDRF teams in Odisha and 14 teams in West Bengal are on standby and educational institutions have been shut, as Cyclone Dana will likely make landfall in Odisha's Puri and Bengal's Sagar Island on Thursday evening.