Bhubaneswar: As Cyclone Dana barrels toward the Odisha coast, threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive

Landfall is likely in Odisha tonight as several districts have been put on high alert. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said over 30% of the targeted 10 lakh people had been evacuated to safe places by Wednesday evening.

As cyclone Dana nears Odisha, concerns rise over the vulnerability of coastal villages. Environmentalist Hemant Rout claims prawn farms have replaced

Authorities in Odisha have already evacuated more than 3 lakh people by Wednesday evening in view of cyclone Dana that is threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population.

Cyclone Dana which formed in the Bay of Bengal is intensifying and moving north-northwestwards and is likely to cross Bengal and Odisha in the early hours of Friday.

As Cyclone Dana approaches the Odisha coast, expected to make landfall by October 25, the state is preparing to evacuate around 10 lakh people from several coastal districts. Meanwhile, more than 1.14 lakh people in West Bengal have already been moved to shelters as a precautionary measure.

Cyclone Dana is approaching Odisha's coast, prompting the government to initiate a large-scale evacuation of nearly 10 lakh residents across 14 districts. The cyclone is expected to make landfall with 120 kmph winds,

Thousands of residents evacuated their homes on India’s east coast on Wednesday as a cyclone hurtled towards land with wind speeds expected to reach 100kph. Cyclone Dana, named by Qatar and meaning "generosity" in Arabic,