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Strong winds and dense rainfall are expected successful parts of Odisha and Bengal, including Kolkata.
As West Bengal braces itself for terrible cyclonic tempest Dana, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would “personally monitor” the concern each nighttime from the authorities secretariat Nabanna.
“I volition enactment awake each nighttime astatine Nabanna and show the situation. We bash not cognize the nonstop clip of the landfall of the cyclone. A power country has been opened successful Nabanna to show the concern 24/7 and instrumentality action. I volition beryllium personally present passim the night. Other officials excessively volition show the situation,” said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee astatine a property conference.
Dana is expected to transverse the coastline of West Bengal and marque landfall betwixt Bhitarkanika and Dhamara (Odisha) aboriginal tonight. Expected to battalion upwind speeds of 120/Kmph, it is apt to bring beardown winds and dense rainfall to West Bengal.
Strong winds and dense rainfall are expected successful parts of Odisha and Bengal, including Kolkata.
As it braces for impact, the West Bengal authorities has evacuated 2,82,863 radical from 8 districts — Kolkata, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Bankura and Hooghly. Twenty-two companies of National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force person been deployed successful summation to a ample fig of constabulary force, territory medication officials, portion schools and colleges unopen down successful these districts.
District administrations person been told to beryllium successful their offices till greeting and show the situation, the CM said.
Flight and bid services person been suspended from Thursday evening to Friday morning. Coastal areas were enactment connected precocious alert.
Helpline numbers person been announced successful the districts and successful Kolkata for emergencies. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has its ain power country and has kept its exigency workers and officials connected standby. The Kolkata Police excessively announced helpline numbers.
Among those evacuated large mothers owed for delivery.
“Pregnant women and would-be mothers who are owed for deliveries person been taken to Sagar Gramin Hospital successful South 24 Parganas. This is for precaution. In this infirmary alone, determination are 100 specified women brought determination utilizing ambulances,” Bhabani Maity, a wellness attraction idiosyncratic attached to the hospital, told The Indian Express connected the phone.
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