Before Kali puja, there is a danger of disaster in Kolkata due to the impact of Cyclone ‘Dana’. All over Kolkata is being monitored through CC cameras. The leave of municipal workers is canceled. Ward-based teams have been formed all over Kolkata. The NDRF team has also been kept ready for emergencies. More than 250 drainage machines have been kept ready by the Kolkata Municipality to prevent water accumulation on the roads. The water level of the Ganges may rise to over 13 feet from this afternoon. Lockgates along the Ganges have been closed since 4 pm. The water level of Ganga is likely to rise to 14 feet tomorrow morning.
Heavy rains are likely due to cyclone Dana
The effects of Cyclone “Dana” have been seen in Kolkata since this morning. Rains have started in coastal districts of West Bengal including Kolkata. The Meteorological Department has said that the amount of rain may increase from midnight today. Very heavy rain is likely in East Midnipur, West Midnipur, South Twenty-four Parganas and Jhargram districts. Wind speed will also be high in these districts around 100 km per hour. Heavy to very heavy rain warnings have been issued in Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, Bankura along Kolkata. It is being informed that the disaster will be more from Thursday afternoon till Friday morning.
A good change of weather has been observed in the coastal districts since Tuesday. Heavy to very heavy rain is expected in some places from Wednesday to Friday. And with it, there will be a gusty wind. Heavy to very heavy rain has been issued in East and West Midnapur and South 24 Parganas by Friday. Chances of light to moderate rain have been reported in the remaining districts of South Bengal and in North Bengal as well.
Air traffic at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar airports has been suspended due to Cyclone Dana
It was announced on Wednesday that the Kolkata airport will be closed due to cyclone ‘Dana’. It has been announced that no flight will operate at Kolkata airport from 6 pm today Thursday to 9 am tomorrow Friday. Not only the Kolkata airport but also the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar has been closed for 16 hours from Thursday evening.
According to the airport authorities, keeping in mind the disaster, services will be stopped at Bhubaneswar airport from 6 pm on Thursday to 9 am on Friday. So that the passengers do not face any problems, the airport authorities have already announced the cancellation of the flight. An average of 400 flights depart from Kolkata Netaji International Airport every day. About 100 flights depart from Bhubaneswar every day. A large number of flights are canceled due to cyclone ‘Dana’, which naturally harasses the passengers. However, the airport authorities announced the cancellation of the flight a day in advance, considering the issue of passenger harassment.
Due to the impact of Cyclone Dana', Howrah and Sealdah railway authorities have canceled train services.
Not only the plane, but the railway has informed us that about 550 local and express trains are being canceled due to the cyclone. Cyclone Dana is also affecting rail services in West Bengal and Odisha. More than 552 express and passenger trains have already been canceled. Out of this South Eastern Railway has canceled 150 trains. East Coast Rail has canceled 198 and Eastern Rail over 200. About 14 of the South-East-Central Railways have also been canceled.
The trains canceled by Eastcoast Rail include Howrah-Secunderabad, Shalimar-Puri, New Delhi-Bhubaneswar, Kamakhya-Bengaluru, Kharagpur-Villupuram, Shalimar-Hyderabad, Howrah-Bhubaneswar, Howrah-Puri and many more. The express trains canceled by Eastern Rail include Patna-Ernakulam Express, Kolkata-Puri, Puri-Kolkata, Bengaluru-Guwahati, Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari and many more.
Many local trains have also been canceled from the busiest Howrah and Sealdah railway stations. A total of 190 trains have been canceled on the Sealdah South and Hasanabad branches. From Thursday night to Friday morning, the train movement of Sealdah South and Hasnabad branches will be stopped for 14 hours, it has been informed by the railway authorities. Several local trains from Howrah station were also canceled on Friday. It includes – Burdwan, Sheoraphuli, Bandel, and Srirampur localities as well. On the other hand, several trains from Bandel to Katwa are reported to have been canceled.
Cyclone ‘Dana’ has moved further towards the West Bengal and Odisha coasts in a terrifying form on Thursday. It is expected to hit Odisha between Thursday midnight and Friday morning. At that time the speed of the storm will be 110-110 km per hour and the maximum speed may reach around 120 km per hour.
All the districts of Gangetic West Bengal are likely to receive light to moderate rains today and tomorrow. Warning for heavy to very heavy rain has been issued in two 24 Parganas, two Medinipur, Kolkata, Howrah, and Hooghly. This storm can blow at a maximum speed of 120 km/ph in East Medinipur from this evening. In East Medinipur, sea waves can reach a height of about 14 feet. According to the Meteorological Department, the situation may return to normal after tomorrow afternoon.
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