Storm ‘Dana’ has already hit the coast. The cyclone will make landfall at the location predicted by the IMD. At the time of landfall, the wind will blow at a speed of 100-120 km. As a result of this, the wind speed has also increased with the rain in various places. But so far no eye of ‘Dana’ has been seen, said IMD DG Muthananjaya Mohapatra. .
He said, Cyclone ‘Dana’ has gained strength from the Bay of Bengal and is approaching the coast of Odisha at a speed of 12 km per hour. The severe storm is heading north-northwest towards the coast. It will make landfall between today midnight and tomorrow morning near Inner Kanika-Dhamra. The storm may recurve slightly after landfall, he said. Kendrapara-Bhadrak will be more affected due to ‘dana’.
Due to the fury of Dana, it has started raining in different places. It will grow gradually. At this time, the sea will be rough and the tide will be about 2 meters high, he said.
Puri, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Mayuverbanj, Dhenkanal, Jajpur and other districts will experience heavy rain. He said that there will be heavy to very heavy rain in Howrah, Hooghly and Kolkata.
Due to the outbreak of ‘Dana’, if the wind speed increases, the branches of trees may break at different places. Electricity poles, telephone poles can bend and break. IMD DG said that rice houses and tin printing houses may also be damaged