by Debabrata Mohanty
October 25, 2024
Introduction:
Read more here: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-n ... 0290.html(Hindustan Times) Heavy winds and rains pounded coastal Odisha as severe cyclonic storm Dana made landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra past Thursday midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The landfall process of cyclone Dana began at around 12:10am between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district and Dhamra of Bhadrak district. "The landfall process would continue till Friday morning after which it would be weaker and then recurve towards Dhenkanal and Angul district instead of Keonjhar," Manorama Mohanty, regional director of IMD Bhubaneswar said.
Officials said the severe cyclonic storm was packing winds gusting to a top speed of 120kmph and triggering torrential rains. Under its impact, a 1-1.5 metre storm surge above the normal tide would be experienced at the coast in the Bhadrak and Kendrapara districts.
Mohanty said coastal Odisha would continue to see heavy rainfall through the day.
