A fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal by midweek, which may strengthen into a low-pressure system, potentially reviving monsoon activity across West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 23 over Bay of Bengal.
Eastern Railway is all prepared to face the consequences of probable landfall of cyclonic storm Remal.
On Wednesday Andhra Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department informed that, Cyclone Michaung has weakened into a deep depression over central coastal.
The depression that was anticipated to become a deep depression today is now tipped to turn into a cyclonic storm on Friday night and make landfall in Bangladesh in the early morning on Saturday.
Power supply was disrupted in nearly 4,600 villages but it has been restored in about 3,500 villages by Friday afternoon.
IMD Director Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that the cyclone has now moved from sea to land and is centred towards Sauarashtra-Kutch.
It lay over central parts of south Bay of Bengal on Wednesday and is likely to move east-northeast wards to become a well marked low pressure area over southeast BOB and adjoining south Andaman sea around 19 March.
By Tuesday evening, it is likely to move west-northwestwards and weaken into a well-marked LPA and finally emerge into the northeast Arabian Sea near Gujarat coast on 30 September, where-the IMD said-there is likelihood for the system to further intensity over northeast Arabian Sea during subsequent 24 hours
