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Cyclone Dana made landfall in Odisha early on Friday, bringing heavy to very heavy rainfall to certain areas of the state and significant rain to isolated spots in Gangetic West Bengal. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi announced that there were no reported casualties, attributing this success to effective planning and execution.
In a media statement, Manjhi noted, “We have not received reports of any casualties. Our target of zero casualties has been met thanks to our proper planning and execution. We relocated over six lakh individuals to safer locations. Airport operations are back to normal, with the first flight arriving at 9 a.m., and all road blockages are expected to be cleared by 1 p.m.”
The National Disaster Response Force has been active in Dhamra, removing fallen trees as part of ongoing restoration efforts. In Balasore, evacuees have found shelter where food is being provided.
The Indian Railways announced that all trains will operate as scheduled, except for those previously canceled due to the cyclone’s impact on certain states. Trains heading from the south (Visakhapatnam direction) to Bhubaneswar and Howrah will continue as planned. Trains coming from Kharagpur towards Visakhapatnam will arrive at Bhadrak Station around 2 p.m., with the first scheduled train being the 12245 Howrah-Bangalore Duronto Express. Services originating from Bhubaneswar and Puri are set to begin after noon today, barring any canceled trains.
According to the latest update from the weather department, the landfall process of the cyclone is complete, and it is expected to gradually weaken into a deep depression within the next six hours. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the severe cyclonic storm Dana moved north-northwest at a speed of 10 km/h, weakening to a cyclonic storm over north coastal Odisha. By 8:30 a.m. IST on October 25, it was located around 30 km northeast of Bhadrak and 50 km north-northwest of Dhamra, at coordinates 21.20° N and 86.70° E.
