Cyclone ‘Dana’ made landfall early morning on October 25, 2024, between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district and Dhamra in Bhadrak district, Odisha.
- Wind speeds reached approximately 110 kmph along the Odisha coast, causing damage across Kendrapara, Bhadrak, and Balasore districts.
- Power lines were snapped, large trees uprooted, and thatched and asbestos houses and paddy crops sustained significant damage.
- No casualties have been reported, aligning with the state’s ‘Zero Casualty Mission’.
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reviewed the situation, instructed district collectors to assess damage, and conducted an aerial survey of affected areas.
- Roads were cleared by disaster response teams, and power restoration is expected by the afternoon.
- Residents who took shelter in cyclone centers are returning home, and services at Bhubaneswar’s airport and railway station have resumed.
- The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) downgraded ‘Dana’ to a deep depression as it moves further inland.