Cyclone Dana Update: We Have Already Stopped All Functions of Port, Says CEO of Dhamra Port As Cyclonic Storm ‘Dana’ Likely To Make Landfall in Odisha on October 25 (Watch Video)
Devendra Thakkar, CEO of Dhamra Port, said that the Dhamra Port has made a good SOP to face the cyclone. "Cyclone will hit the port on 25th October and we have already stopped all the functions of port," he said. Thakkar also said that the entire workforce of the Dhamra port has been evacuated.
On Wednesday, October 23, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Cyclone "Dana" is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday, October 25. Speaking about the upcoming cyclonic storm, Devendra Thakkar, CEO of Dhamra Port, said that the Dhamra Port has made a good SOP to face the cyclone. "Cyclone will hit the port on 25th October and we have already stopped all the functions of port," he said. Thakkar also said that the entire workforce of the Dhamra port has been evacuated. Meanwhile, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said more than 30 per cent of the targeted 10 lakh people have been evacuated to safe places by Wednesday evening in view of cyclone Dana. Cyclone Dana: Great Danger Signal Number 10 Issued at 3 Ports in Odisha.
'Entire Work Force of the Dhamra Port Has Been Evacuated'
#WATCH | Odisha: On #CycloneDana, Devendra Thakkar, CEO, Dhamra Port says, " As per the IMD prediction, cyclone Dana will make a landfall from above Dhamra port...Dhamra port has made a good SOP to face cyclone. Cyclone will hit the port on 25th October and we have already… pic.twitter.com/yaoz2dt5QZ
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