Tuesday warned of a severe cyclonic storm which is likely to cross the coast between Puri and Sagar Island in Odisha and West Bengal, on the night of October 24 and early morning of October 25. The forecast stated that cyclone Dana will make a landfall between October 23 and 25 along the coasts of the two states,

As Cyclonic Storm ‘Dana’ approaches the Odisha-West Bengal coast, the Odisha government has shifted its focus to ensuring “100 per cent evacuations” from vulnerable areas. The storm is expected to make landfall between Puri and Sagar Island during the night of October 24 and 25,

Cyclone Dana is expected to hit the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal between Puri and Sagar Islands on October 24 (Thursday), bringing heavy rain to both states for three days till Friday.The low-pressure area over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjacent to the north Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a depression by Tuesday morning,