Cyclone ‘Dana’: IMD Issues Orange Warning For 5 Odisha Dists Till 6.40PM

by · Odisha Bytes

Bhubaneswar: Rainfall has commenced in several parts of coastal Odisha under the influence of Cyclone ‘Dana’, which is expected to hit the coast close to Bhitakanika and Dhamra by October 24-25.

The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange warning for five districts of Odisha till 6.40 pm on Wednesday. Light to moderate rain/thundershower with one or two spells of intense rain is likely to affect some parts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Jajpur districts in three hours.

People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places.