Tag: Bay of Bengal
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Mamata slams Centre for funding Kumbh Mela but cold-shouldering Ganga Sagar Mela
Gangasagar mela is an annual congregation of Hindu pilgrims at the Sagar island where they take holy dips at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal during the Makar Sankranti.
January 9, 2020 -
Saving the Sundarbans of crucial importance
It’s been over 10 years since cyclone Aila ravaged the Sundarbans in 2009, and the devastating cyclone Sidr in 2007 with a wind speed of 250 km an hour hit the forest.
January 3, 2020 -
Cyclone Bulbul lashes Bengal, claims first casualty in Kolkata
Meanwhile, the intensity of wind weakened gradually as Cyclone Bulbul moved northeastwards before moving to Bangladesh overnight. Both the districts of North and South 24 Parganas are likely to witness heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places over next 48 hours.
November 10, 2019 -
India, Sri Lanka begin SLINEX 2019, joint naval military drill in Bay of Bengal
The 'sea phase' of the Four naval ships from both countries which are participating in the exercise began co-ordinated maritime operations.
September 10, 2019 -
South Bengal to receive rainfall due to low pressure zone
“A low pressure area has formed over northern Bay of Bengal and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal for which South Bengal is expected to receive rainfall for the next few days,” said the weather official.
September 1, 2019 -
Bangladesh floods: Heavy rains claim 108 lives
Bangladesh is regularly flooded during the June-September monsoon as hundreds of rivers that feed into the Bay of Bengal burst their banks.
August 4, 2019 -
Light rainfall in city, north Bengal sees heavy downpour
Heavy rainfall with thunderstorms was witnessed in Haldia and Kalimpong with 24 mm and 15 mm of rainfall respectively.
July 28, 2019 -
Fifth Dornier aircraft squadron commissioned into Indian Navy
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Rear Admiral KJ Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding of the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA) and a host of other dignitaries were also present during the commissioning ceremony.
July 22, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani relief: Rs 197.59 crore released for Puri as first phase house damage assistance
At least 1.51 crore people spread over 16,659 villages were affected by the Cyclone Fani while over 5 lakh houses were damaged and 41 casualties reported, the Odisha government had informed in its first preliminary damage assessment report that was released on May 10.
June 11, 2019 -
Severe cyclonic storm predicted near Aminidivi in Lakshadweep
The Met Department has advised fishermen not to venture into southeast Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep area along and off Kerala and Karnataka coasts on Monday and Tuesday. Those who are out in the deep sea areas are advised to return to the coast.
June 10, 2019 -
Fani lifespan was longest among tropical cyclones in Bay of Bengal
The peculiarity of this strong cyclonic storm was the persistence of its intensity till it crossed the coast, and the fact that it did not weaken following interaction with land after crossing the coast
May 14, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani likely to cross between Gopalpur and Chandbali on 3 May
The districts to be impacted include Puri, Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Nayagarh, said Dr SC Sahu, Director of Centre for Climate Studies SOA, a deemed varsity here.
May 1, 2019 -
Cyclone Fani likely to intensify into ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm in 36 hrs; Navy on high alert
The Met department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over coastal Odisha and the adjoining districts of North coastal Andhra Pradesh on May 3 and 4.
April 30, 2019 -
Depression over Indian Ocean likely to intensify into cyclonic storm in next 12 hrs: IMD
Earlier on Thursday, the IMD issued a red alert for Kerala and Tamil Nadu over approaching Cyclone Fani in the Bay of Bengal.
April 27, 2019 -
Indian Coast Guard to induct 16 Advanced Light Helicopters in July, 2 of them for North-East
Director General of ICG Rajendra Singh is to visit the NE Region headquarters in Kolkata on Tuesday to review Phase II operations of the coastal security network in the region
April 2, 2019 -
India, Australia to hold joint exercise on maritime security from 2 April
AUSINDEX is the cornerstone of a wider Indo-Pacific endeavour deployment which will see the Task Force conduct port visits to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
March 27, 2019 -
Earthquake hits Bay of Bengal, tremors felt in Chennai
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the earthquake measured 5.1 on the Richter scale.
February 12, 2019