Cyclone͏͏ Dana͏͏ is͏͏ brewing͏͏ over͏͏ the͏͏ Bay͏͏ of͏͏ Bengal,͏͏ and͏͏ with͏͏ heavy͏͏ rainfall͏͏ expected͏͏ in͏͏ Odisha,͏͏ southern͏͏ West͏͏ Bengal,͏͏ and͏͏ nearby͏͏ coastal͏͏ areas,͏͏ staying͏͏ informed͏͏ has͏͏ never͏͏ been͏͏ more͏͏ crucial.͏͏ During natural calamities like a cyclone͏͏ timely͏͏ updates͏͏ are essential͏͏ for͏͏ everyone.͏͏ Now,͏͏ Esri͏͏ India͏͏ has͏͏ stepped͏͏ up͏͏ by͏͏ launching͏͏ the͏͏ Dana͏͏ Cyclone͏͏ Monitoring͏͏ Application͏͏ to͏͏ help͏͏ us͏͏ all͏͏ keep͏͏ track͏͏ of͏͏ this͏͏ impending͏͏ storm.
This͏͏ new͏͏ application͏͏ is͏͏ designed͏͏ to͏͏ provide͏͏ critical͏͏ insights͏͏ into͏͏ the͏͏ movement͏͏ of͏͏ Cyclone͏͏ Dana.͏͏ It͏͏ pulls͏͏ data͏͏ from͏͏ multiple͏͏ sources,͏͏ including͏͏ IMD͏͏ weather͏͏ bulletins,͏͏ Windy’s͏͏ dynamic͏͏ data,͏͏ and͏͏ the͏͏ Indo͏͏ ArcGIS͏͏ Living͏͏ Atlas.͏͏ All͏͏ this͏͏ information͏͏ is͏͏ integrated͏͏ into͏͏ Esri’s͏͏ live͏͏ dynamic͏͏ dashboards,͏͏ making͏͏ it͏͏ easier͏͏ for͏͏ both͏͏ authorities͏͏ and͏͏ the͏͏ public͏͏ to͏͏ visualize͏͏ and͏͏ understand͏͏ what’s͏͏ happening.
Agendra͏͏ Kumar,͏͏ Managing͏͏ Director͏͏ of͏͏ Esri͏͏ India,͏͏ shared͏͏ his͏͏ thoughts:͏͏ “Disaster͏͏ preparedness͏͏ helps͏͏ protect͏͏ lives,͏͏ property,͏͏ and͏͏ livelihoods,͏͏ while͏͏ ensuring͏͏ faster͏͏ recovery͏͏ and͏͏ minimizing͏͏ long-term͏͏ impacts.͏͏ Live͏͏ data͏͏ during͏͏ disasters͏͏ like͏͏ Cyclone͏͏ Dana͏͏ enable͏͏ the͏͏ authorities͏͏ to͏͏ make͏͏ critical͏͏ decisions,͏͏ such͏͏ as͏͏ where͏͏ to͏͏ issue͏͏ evacuation͏͏ orders,͏͏ how͏͏ to͏͏ mobilize͏͏ resources,͏͏ and͏͏ more.”
Features͏͏ and͏͏ Benefits
The͏͏ application͏͏ offers͏͏ real-time͏͏ tracking͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ cyclone’s͏͏ progress͏͏ through͏͏ interactive͏͏ dashboards͏͏ that͏͏ display͏͏ complex͏͏ data͏͏ in͏͏ a͏͏ user-friendly͏͏ manner.͏͏ It͏͏ provides͏͏ comprehensive͏͏ information͏͏ in͏͏ one͏͏ place,͏͏ which͏͏ not͏͏ only͏͏ aids͏͏ disaster͏͏ management͏͏ teams͏͏ but͏͏ also͏͏ helps͏͏ individuals͏͏ like͏͏ you͏͏ and͏͏ me͏͏ to͏͏ stay͏͏ prepared.
How͏͏ to͏͏ Access͏͏ the͏͏ Application
Accessing͏͏ the͏͏ Dana͏͏ Cyclone͏͏ Monitoring͏͏ Application͏͏ is͏͏ straightforward.͏͏ Simply͏͏ visit͏͏ https://bit.ly/arcgis-danacyclone.͏͏ Since͏͏ it’s͏͏ web-based,͏͏ there’s͏͏ no͏͏ need͏͏ to͏͏ download͏͏ or͏͏ install͏͏ anything.͏͏ The͏͏ link͏͏ directs͏͏ you͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ live͏͏ monitoring͏͏ dashboard͏͏ where͏͏ you͏͏ can͏͏ see͏͏ real-time͏͏ updates͏͏ on͏͏ Cyclone͏͏ Dana.
Why͏͏ This͏͏ App͏͏ Matters
Having͏͏ immediate͏͏ access͏͏ to͏͏ accurate͏͏ information͏͏ can͏͏ make͏͏ all͏͏ the͏͏ difference͏͏ during͏͏ such͏͏ events.͏͏ I͏͏ couldn’t͏͏ agree͏͏ more͏͏ with͏͏ Kumar͏͏ when͏͏ he͏͏ said,͏͏ “We͏͏ are͏͏ keen͏͏ to͏͏ support͏͏ these͏͏ objectives͏͏ with͏͏ the͏͏ Dana͏͏ Cyclone͏͏ Monitoring͏͏ Application.͏͏ This͏͏ app͏͏ can͏͏ also͏͏ be͏͏ used͏͏ by͏͏ the͏͏ public͏͏ so͏͏ that͏͏ they͏͏ can͏͏ be͏͏ better͏͏ prepared.”
Anticipated͏͏ Impact͏͏ of͏͏ Cyclone͏͏ Dana
Landfall͏͏ is͏͏ expected͏͏ between͏͏ October͏͏ 24͏͏ and͏͏ 26,͏͏ with͏͏ the͏͏ heaviest͏͏ rainfall͏͏ around͏͏ October͏͏ 24.͏͏ Regions͏͏ like͏͏ Odisha,͏͏ southern͏͏ West͏͏ Bengal,͏͏ and͏͏ nearby͏͏ coastal͏͏ areas͏͏ are͏͏ likely͏͏ to͏͏ be͏͏ affected.͏͏ Residents͏͏ can͏͏ expect͏͏ heavy͏͏ rainfall,͏͏ strong͏͏ winds,͏͏ and͏͏ potential͏͏ flooding.
