25
Oct
With wind gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour (kmph), the powerful cyclonic storm "Dana" is predicted to make landfall in Odisha early on Friday between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port. Cyclonic storm Dana is expected to affect approximately 3.62 lakh people from 1,653 villages across 11 districts, according to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also stated that all evacuations must be finished by the evening. As a result, almost 10 lakh residents in cyclone-prone coastal areas are being moved to relief camps. On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made two calls to Odisha Chief Minister…