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.

Odisha's Chief Minister, Mohan Charan Majhi, announced that over 30% of the 10 lakh people targeted for evacuation due to Cyclone Dana have been moved to safety. With a focus on the coastal regions, the government is actively preparing to mitigate the cyclone's impact.