Chief Minister Majhi earlier reviewed the cyclone preparedness with district collectors of Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Khurda, and Jajpur.He said that Kendrapara, Bhadrak, and Balasore districts are likely to face the brunt of the storm, according to forecasts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari informed the media that 2,131 villages from 60 blocks and 55 wards from 12 urban local bodies (ULBs) would be affected by Dana. He added that the government had planned to relocate around 4 lakh people to shelters, and over 90 per cent of the evacuation had been completed.As of 9.30 pm, Cyclone Dana was moving in a north-northwest direction at a speed of 15 km per hour, positioned over the northwest Bay of Bengal, about 60 km east of Paradip and 90 km south-southeast of Dhamra.The IMD reported sustained winds of 105-115 km per hour, gusting up to 125 km per hour.
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