Farmers face crop loss in Hooghly
The impact of the Ramel has left the farmers of Singur, Pandua, Tarkeswar and Arambagh with huge losses.
The impact of the Ramel has left the farmers of Singur, Pandua, Tarkeswar and Arambagh with huge losses.
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.
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.
The state administration has pressed into action all its resources to minimise the damages caused by the storm.
The weather bureau further said that the sea condition will be very rough and advised fishermen not to venture the sea till June 4.
Hundreds of electricity poles and lines collapsed in strong winds in Haldia alone.
Bangladesh had shifted over 20 lakh people to storm shelters and deployed the military to deal with the powerful cyclone.
