Odisha government orders the closure of schools and colleges in 14 districts until October 25 due to severe weather conditions. Read more for detailed updates on the cyclone and affected areas.

Odisha Minister Suresh Pujari said apart from 800 cyclone shelters, an additional 500 temporary shelters have been made ready including schools and colleges.

Odisha govt has kept ready 800 cyclone shelters for people as the well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Tuesday

Food, water, medicine, electricity and other essentials are kept in readiness for the people to be evacuated due to the impending cyclone

Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall in West Bengal and Odisha on Thursday, has forced the closure of schools and the evacuation of beaches ahead of Diwali and Kali Puja. Cyclonic storm Dana is forming in a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast significant weather disturbances as Cyclone Dana is set to make landfall on October 24, bringing heavy rainfall across multiple regions.

Odisha says it is “fully prepared” to face the cyclone, West Bengal also predicted to receive very heavy rainfall.