Odisha authorities said that they are ready for Cyclone Dana and all the disaster response teams are on standby. According to Mr. Majhi, the focus is to strive for no loss of precious lives and to successfully evacuate all such zones. Food and other necessary items will be stored in cyclone shelters and government employees have been asked not to go on leave. Some of the vulnerable areas such as Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Puri are on the preparedness mode with Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire service personnel stand by.
According to the Met Office, the coastal districts of West Bengal, including Purba and Paschim Medinipur and both North and South 24 Parganas,, are likely to receive heavy rainfall on October 23. Cyclone dana was named by Qatar Cyclone Dana, which is the meaning given to this term in Arabic. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) points out that when cyclones occur it is easier to refer to the different cyclones by name in conversation and in reports rather than trying to keep track and remember several storm with similar names. It goes a long way in documenting history, and understanding storm occurrences.
Tropical cyclones are named by organisations such as WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones; it uses list that proposed by its members National Meteorological Services. It is common for people to select the name according to its first, phonetic, and semantic recogniteness across languages. The problem is that the name cannot be used in other regions, it is unique. The naming process improves the operational coordination of meteorologists, the use of hazard alerts by the general public and emergency management agencies in storm events.
In the wake of Cyclone Dana threatening the coastal states there are efforts aimed at preventing losses and protecting the people. Measures to safeguard the vulnerable groups of population and ensure public peace are in high operation during occurrence of cyclone.
