The Odisha government announced on Monday, October 21, that schools in 14 districts of the state will remain closed from October 23 to October 25 due to the impending cyclonic storm Dana. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Odisha in the upcoming week as Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall on October 24. As per IMD Bhubaneswar, a well-marked low-pressure area developed over the east-central Bay of Bengal at 11:30 hours on October 21. This low-pressure area is very likely to move west- west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression by October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23 over the east-central Bay of Bengal. The weather agency also said that after developing into a cyclonic storm, the low-pressure area is very likely to move northwestwards and reach the northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24 morning. After its likely landfall, the cyclonic storm is likely to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island during the night of October 24 and early morning of October 25 as a severe Cyclonic Storm, bringing along a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph. Although the exact landfall location for the landfall on October 24 is not known, a senior scientist from the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said that the Cyclone Dana could likely make landfall near Puri district in north Odisha coast. NDRF teams have been put on standby. Odisha School Holiday: Schools To Remain Closed in These Districts From October 23-25 in View of Cyclonic Storm Dana Over Bay of Bengal.

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