Cyclone Dana Breaking: The severe cyclonic storm “Dana” over northwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph during past 3 hours and lay centred at 2130 hrs ist of today, the 24th October, over the same region, near latitude 20.10° n and longitude 87.30°e, about 60 km east of Paradip of Odisha and 80 km south-southeast of Dhamara of Odisha and 180 km south-southwest of Sagar Island of West Bengal.
it is very likely to move north-northwestwards and cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between puri and Sagar Island close to Bhitarkanika and Dhamara (Odisha) during mid-night of 24th to morning of 25th October, 2024 as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph.
