Tag: Cyclone
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Bengal: Cyclone Sitrang now lying about 520 km south of Sagar Island
In the wake of Cyclone Sitrang, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an advisory pertaining to the suspension of offshore activities in the north Bay of Bengal from October 24-25.
October 24, 2022 -
Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Asani’ weakens, IMD issues warning for Andhra coast
The Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Asani' weakened into Cyclonic Storm overnight and lay centred off Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning with the IMD issuing warning for the coastal areas there.
May 11, 2022 -
Cyclone threat looms large over B’desh coasts
Bangladesh has issued an alert over cyclone Asani that is heading towards its coasts.
May 9, 2022 -
Low pressure area near South Andaman Sea, cyclonic Storm by Sunday
A low pressure area (LPA) that has formed over the South Andaman Sea and the adjoining southeast Bay of Bay Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Sunday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
May 7, 2022 -
South Andaman sea likely to withstand a Cyclonic Storm by May 8 – IMD
“Yesterday morning, a low-pressure area was formed in south Andaman and southeast Bay of Bengal. We expect it to intensify. It will move in northwest direction and become a cyclonic storm by 8th evening. This will reach Odisha coast on 10th,” Umashankar Das, senior scientist at IMD stated.
May 7, 2022 -
Disaster Management issued advisory to stay prepared for cyclone prediction over Bay of Bengal
Issuing an alert to all the District Collectors of Coastal District the Special Relief Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary to Government (Disaster Management), Pradeep Kumar Jena on Thursday asked them to stay prepared for a possible cyclone over the Bay of Bengal.
May 5, 2022 -
Impending cyclone in Bay of Bengal: Authorities reviews preparedness
Fishing, tourism and shipping activities have been stopped and fishermen advised to return from sea, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) tweeted
March 17, 2022 -
Jawad: Heavy rains to hit state’s coastal dists
Kolkata along with North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, East Midnapore, West Midnapore and Jhargram are likely to experience gusty winds having speed reaching 30-40 kmph today
December 4, 2021 -
Cyclonic storm likely to be formed around 3 December as IMD issues alert to govt agencies
Yesterday’s Low Pressure area over central parts of Andaman Sea moved west-northwestwards and became a Well marked Low Pressure Area over southeast Bay of Bengal & adjoining Andaman Sea in the early morning (0530 hrs IST) on 2 December.
December 2, 2021 -
PM chairs meet to discuss steps to deal with Cyclone Jawad
The PM directed officials to take every possible measure to ensure that people are safely evacuated and that all essential services such as power, telecommunications, health, drinking water etc. are restored immediately in the event of any disruption.
December 2, 2021 -
Cyclone Jawad: NDRF deploys 8 teams in West Bengal
Two teams have been deployed in Kolkata and one each in South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, West Midnapore, Hooghly, and Nadia. Eight more teams will be deployed by tonight.
December 2, 2021 -
Coastal Andhra on alert as cyclone ‘Gulab’ set to make landfall
Cyclone Warning Centre Visakhapatnam warned that tidal wave of about 0.5 m height above the astronomical tide likely to inundate low lying areas of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Ganjam districts during the time of landfall
September 26, 2021 -
Severe impact of cyclone in Bihar
The MeT officials believe the cyclone to impact Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh as well.
September 15, 2021 -
IMD sounds yellow warning in 13 districts as low pressure likely to trigger heavy rain, gusty wind in Odisha
The emergency office control rooms in the districts have been asked to remain in readiness with field level functionaries to meet with exigency like evacuating the people.
June 9, 2021 -
PM Narendra Modi to visit cyclone affected Odisha to assess damage
The district administrations in the affected districts have commendable jobs for early preparedness, continuous monitoring of the situation, speedy restoration of water and electricity supply.
May 27, 2021 -
Yaas weakens into deep depression, likely to move north-westwards
The cyclone is very likely to move further northwestwards and weaken gradually into a depression during next 12 hours. The storm had commenced the landfall process around 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
May 27, 2021 -
Ahead of Cyclone Yaas, 15 Delhi-Odisha trains cancelled
Northern Railways said in a statement that the Puri-New Delhi Special has been cancelled on May 24, 25, and 26 and the New-Delhi Puri special on May 23, 24, and 25.
May 23, 2021