As Cyclone ‘Dana’ barrels toward the Odisha coast, threatening to impact nearly half the state’s population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive evacuation plan aimed at relocat

Odisha government prepares to evacuate 10 lakh people ahead of severe cyclonic storm landfall, with services and shelters ready.

Cyclone Dana is approaching Odisha's coast, prompting the government to initiate a large-scale evacuation of nearly 10 lakh residents across 14 districts. The cyclone is expected to make landfall with 120 kmph winds,

As the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Dana' Wednesday morning, the Odisha government expedited the evacuation of people from coastal areas

Cyclone Dana is poised to impact India and Bangladesh's coasts, prompting evacuations and cancellations. Expected to strengthen, the storm will bring severe weather with gusts up to 120 kph. Coastal regions in Odisha and Bangladesh are on high alert with train services canceled,

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.