Dengue fear after rain predictions
The brewing cyclonic storm which is anticipated to bring rainfall to the city for the next two days has triggered apprehensions of dengue cases in Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
The brewing cyclonic storm which is anticipated to bring rainfall to the city for the next two days has triggered apprehensions of dengue cases in Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
"Very severe" Cyclonic storm 'Tej' crossed the Yemen coast, and is likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours, India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.
It further said that the cyclonic storm can further intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) during October 22 evening.
Earlier on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards during the past six hours and is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm over the same region by evening.
Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for fishing boats over strong winds and rough seas in the southeast Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea.
A deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm 'Asani' on Sunday after it moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 16 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Weathermen said that only six cyclones were formed in the Bay of Bengal in the month of March - the least since 1901.
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal had intensified into a cyclonic storm which was centred about 530 km south-southeast of Gopalpur on Friday
There is a need to restrict fishing activities along the entire coast of Odisha and Chilika Lake from 3 December till 5 December.
The IMD also sought for the postponement of sowing of rabi crops like Green gram, black gram, and Mustard and vegetables like potato, onion, and coriander.