Cyclone Dana is anticipated to make landfall between Puri and Sagar Island
New Delhi:
Odisha and West Bengal are bracing for the affect of Cyclone Dana, which is anticipated to make landfall between Puri and Sagar Island on the intervening night time of October 24 and October 25. ‘Dana’ is more likely to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts as a extreme cyclonic storm with a wind velocity of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph.
Cyclone Dana has additionally compelled the Odisha authorities to close colleges and ask fishermen to keep away from venturing into the ocean on October 24. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Odisha will witness heavy rainfall between October 23 and October 25.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a high-level assembly to take inventory of the preparedness.
“We are completely able to face the cyclone. All the catastrophe response groups have been placed on readiness. Our focus is to make sure zero casualty,” Mr Majhi stated.
“Emphasis has been given on 100% evacuation after identification of susceptible zones that are more likely to be impacted by the cyclone. All important commodities will likely be saved prepared within the cyclone shelters,” he added.
The Odisha authorities has cancelled go away for its workers and positioned all coastal districts on excessive alert.
The Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and hearth service personnel have been placed on standby, with specific consideration to the districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Balasore, Bhadrak, Ganjam and Khorda.
For West Bengal, the Met Office has predicted heavy rain within the coastal districts of Purba and Paschim Medinipur and North and South 24 Parganas on October 23.
How Cyclone Dana Was Named
As per the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Dana’s identify was steered by Qatar.
It means “generosity” in Arabic.
The WMO says that assigning names to tropical cyclones makes monitoring and discussing particular storms extra “easy, particularly when a number of storms are lively concurrently.”
“Naming additionally helps to keep away from confusion amongst meteorologists, media, emergency administration companies and the general public. Additionally, naming tropical cyclones can help historic record-keeping and analysis on storm behaviour and impacts,” the WMO says.
How Cyclones Are Named
The strategy of figuring out names for tropical cyclones is carried out by the related tropical cyclone regional physique at its annual or biennial conferences.
There are 5 tropical cyclone regional our bodies – ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee, WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones, RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee, RA IV Hurricane Committee, and RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee.
These our bodies set up pre-designated lists of names that are proposed by WMO Members’ National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.
The collection of names can also be primarily based on their familiarity with the folks in every area.
When a brand new identify is chosen, among the following components are thought-about: Short in character size for ease of use in communication; simple to pronounce; acceptable significance in several languages; and uniqueness – identical names can’t be utilized in different areas.