As West Bengal braces itself for extreme cyclonic storm Dana, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee mentioned she would “personally monitor” the state of affairs all evening from the state secretariat Nabanna.
“I’ll keep awake all evening at Nabanna and monitor the state of affairs. We have no idea the precise time of the landfall of the cyclone. A management room has been opened in Nabanna to watch the state of affairs 24/7 and take motion. I will probably be personally right here all through the evening. Different officers too will monitor the state of affairs,” mentioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a press convention.
Dana is predicted to cross the shoreline of West Bengal and make landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamara (Odisha) later tonight. Anticipated to pack wind speeds of 120/Kmph, it’s prone to convey robust winds and heavy rain to West Bengal.
Sturdy winds and heavy rain are anticipated in components of Odisha and Bengal, together with Kolkata.
Because it braces for affect, the West Bengal authorities has evacuated 2,82,863 individuals from eight districts — Kolkata, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Bankura and Hooghly. Twenty-two corporations of Nationwide Catastrophe Response Drive and State Catastrophe Response Drive have been deployed along with a lot of police power, district administration officers, whereas faculties and faculties shut down in these districts.
District administrations have been informed to be of their places of work until morning and monitor the state of affairs, the CM mentioned.
Flight and prepare providers have been suspended from Thursday night to Friday morning. Coastal areas have been placed on excessive alert.
Helpline numbers have been introduced within the districts and in Kolkata for emergencies. The Kolkata Municipal Company has its personal management room and has stored its emergency staff and officers on standby. The Kolkata Police too introduced helpline numbers.
Amongst these evacuated pregnant moms due for supply.
“Pregnant girls and would-be moms who’re due for deliveries have been taken to Sagar Gramin Hospital in South 24 Parganas. That is for precaution. On this hospital alone, there are 100 such girls introduced there utilizing ambulances,” Bhabani Maity, a well being care employee hooked up to the hospital, informed The Indian Specific on the telephone.
