The very severe cyclonic storm Yaas started the process of landfall between Dhamra and Baleshwar in Odisa around 9 this morning.<br />'' <br />''The special relief commissioner of Odisha Pradip Kumar Jena said that the entire process of landfall will take about 3 to 4 hours to complete. <br />'' <br />''He said, as the landfall process advances, more rainfall and strong winds will be witnessed in north Odisha districts. <br />'' <br />''Heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall has already been recorded at quite a few places to the tune of more than 300 millimetres. <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">More than five lakh eighty thousand people have been evacuated to safe shelters.</span><br />