In Pictures: Trains cancelled, people evacuated as Cyclone Dana inches towards Odisha coast

A severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' is expected to make its landfall today evening on Thursday extending till Friday morning, at the coast of Odisha, Scientist Sourish Bandopadhyay shows its progress on a digital screen, at the regional meteorogical centre in Kolkata, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Shops are seen closed near a beach at Digha ahead of the landfall of Cyclone 'Dana', in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi being briefed about cyclone 'Dana' which is expected to make landfall in the state, at the office of the Special Relief Commissioner, in Bhubaneswar. (PTI Photo)

Parts of Kendrapara and Bhadrak districts in Odisha experienced rain and adverse weather conditions on Wednesday afternoon with the Indian Meteorological Centre (IMD) saying that the outer bands of Cyclone ‘Dana’ has begun to affect the eastern coastline. (PTI)

Passengers wait for their trains after 300 trains were cancelled as part of safety measures in view of cyclone 'Dana', Odisha has already evacuated over a million people from areas that will be hit by Cyclone Dana. Over 300 trains have been cancelled and flight operations at Kolkata airport have also been suspended from 6 pm today till 9 am on Friday, Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Suggested by Qatar to the World Meteorological Organisation/United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (WMO/ESCAP), the name Dana means “generosity” in Arabic and was termed according to the standard convention of naming tropical cyclones in the region. Here, a tram in Kolkata during rains in the wake of Dana. (PTI Photo)

Six senior IAS officers, who have previous experiences of managing cyclones during their tenure as collectors, have been deployed in these districts to help the local administration. (PTI photo)

Sand artist Sudarshan Pattanaik creates a sand sculpture on cyclone 'Dana' which is expected to make landfall in Odisha, at beach in Puri, Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024. (PTI Photo)

As many 13 battalions from West Bengal’s disaster management team and 14 battalions of the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) have been deployed in the coastal regions of the state, officials said. (PTI Photo)

Trawlers tied to dock in view of cyclone 'Dana', which is expected to make landfall in Odisha, at Chandipur beach in Balasore, Odisha, Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024. (PTI Photo)