Odisha Cyclone Alert! IMD issues advisory for fishermen amid ‘very heavy rainfall’ predictions
Live MintIMD issues cyclone alert for Bay of Bengal, advises fishermen to return by May 23 due to heavy rainfall and high winds. Odisha Cyclone Alert: An intense cyclone is expected to hit the Bay of Bengal on May 23, prompting the India Meteorological Department to issue an advisory for fishermen against venturing into the sea off the coasts of north Odisha and West Bengal. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Director of the IMD's Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre, Sunanda, told newswire ANI that fishermen must return by Thursday as there is a possibility of very heavy rainfall with high winds in central parts of the Bay of Bengal. The Met department has also predicted light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds for Karnataka, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Telangana until May 23.