Cyclone Dana: 41 trains cancelled

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Cyclone Dana | Hyderabad, October 23: Six districts of West Bengal, including North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, East Medinipur, and West Medinipur, have been put on high alert for Cyclone Dana, which is likely to make landfall between Odisha’s Puri and West Bengal’s Ganga Sagar on October 24-25.

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The governments of both states have decided to evacuate people and close educational institutions in vulnerable areas. The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday said it was on high alert and had mobilised its vessels and aircraft to respond swiftly to any contingency owing to the cyclone that will bring torrential rain in the two neighbouring states.

IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohapatra said that the entire eastern coast from Puri and West Bengal coast will likely be impacted by the impending cyclone Dana. According to IMD, the expected speed at landfall will be 100-110 km per hour gusting to 120 kmph. The landfall is expected to occur within the “night of October 24 to the morning of October 25”.

Kolkata, set to be about 250 km away from the expected landfall zone, is expected to be affected with wind speeds of 50 to 60 kmph during the night of October 24 and the morning of October 25.

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Cyclone Dana, expected to land in Odisha on the night of October 24, has forced the Eastern Railway to cancel several trains. According to a railway press release here are the trains that are cancelled, affecting the operations in South Central Railway (SCR).

Cyclone Dana: Trains cancelled:

Sl. Train No. From To Date of Journey
1 12703 Howrah-Secunderabad 24.10.2024
2 18045 Shalimar-Hyderabad 24.10.2024
3 12514 Silchar-Secunderabad 23.10.2024
4 12513 Secunderabad – Silchar 26.10.2024
(cancelled due to want of rake)
5 17016 Secunderabad- Bhubaneswar 23.10.2024
6 18046 Hyderabad-Howrah 23.10.2024
7 12704 Secunderabad-Howrah 23.10.2024
8 03429 Secunderabad-Malda Town 23.10.2024

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