Cyclone Yaas live updates may 26, 2021
3 years, 6 months ago

Cyclone Yaas live updates may 26, 2021

The Hindu  

The ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’ Yaas that made landfall south of Balasore in Odisha on Wednesday tore into the bordering regions of West Bengal and Odisha and weakened into a cyclonic storm, leaving behind a trail of destruction in its wake on the eastern coast. - PTI 2.50 pm One crore affected in West Bengal, says CM At least one crore people have been affected by Cyclone Yaas in West Bengal, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. 9 am With very severe cyclonic storm Yaas nearing the coast, tidal surge has started inundating several low-lying areas of Bhadrak and Balasore in Odisha. pic.twitter.com/rdZBgNhp0E — Sudarsan Pattnaik May 25, 2021 Odisha | 7 am Yaas lay centres over northwest Bay of Bengal about 40 km east of Dhamra The very severe cyclonic storm, Yaas lay centred over northwest Bay of Bengal about 40 km east of Dhamra, 80 km south-southwest of Digha and 80 km south-southeast of Balasore, says IMD. Odisha Heavy rainfall in interior areas of Odisha The very severe cyclonic storm, Yaas lay-centred over northwest Bay of Bengal about 60 km east of Dhamra of Bhadrak district and 90 km east-northeast of Paradip, and 105 km south-southeast of Balasore and 100 km south of Digha with wind speeds of 130-140 kmph gusting to 155 kmph was prevailing around the system.

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Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Chennai Airport cancels over 20 flights; CM Stalin reviews precautionary measures
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Chennai Airport cancels over 20 flights; CM Stalin reviews precautionary measures

Live Mint  

Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall on the coast of Tamil Nadu today evening and the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for various parts of the southern states in view of incessant rainfall. The cyclone is likely to continue moving west-northwestward and cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, near …

Cyclone Fengal Update: Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm, landfall likely today
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Cyclone Fengal Update: Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm, landfall likely today

India TV News  

Cyclone Fengal Update: The India Meteorological Department announced that the deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm "Fengal" on Friday afternoon. IMD's bulletin on cyclone An IMD-Regional Meteorological Centre's bulletin issued here said: "Morning's deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards, intensified into cyclonic storm Fengal and lay centred at 1430 hours …

Cyclone Fengal expected to make landfall on Nov 29, Tamil Nadu braces for impact
Top News
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyclone Fengal expected to make landfall on Nov 29, Tamil Nadu braces for impact

India Today  

The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is set to escalate into a cyclonic storm, named Cyclone Fengal, within the next 12 hours, according to the latest meteorological reports. The cyclonic storm is predicted to bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and high sea waves along Tamil Nadu’s coastal districts, including Nagapattinam, Puducherry, Cuddalore, and Chennai. The weather system …

Odisha and West Bengal Brace for Cyclone Dana: Schools, Trains Closed, Evacuation Underway
2 months ago

Odisha and West Bengal Brace for Cyclone Dana: Schools, Trains Closed, Evacuation Underway

ABP News  

Odisha and West Bengal governments have started evacuating people from coastal districts to relief camps due to a severe cyclonic storm. The storm is expected to cross the Odisha-West Bengal coasts in the early hours of October 25, 2024, bringing torrential rain and high winds. The states have also decided to close educational institutions in vulnerable areas.

Fishermen go fishing, ignoring IMD warning not to venture out in North Bay of Bengal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fishermen go fishing, ignoring IMD warning not to venture out in North Bay of Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Despite an alert issued from the administration and India Meteorological Department, fishermen were seen fishing in the Mohana near Digha area in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Monday in the wake of the landfall of Cyclone 'Remal'. The Cyclonic Storm "Remal" over Coastal Bangladesh and adjoining Coastal West Bengal moved nearly northwards, with a speed of 15 kmph during …

Cyclone Remal weakens, expected to gradually lose strength: Weather office
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyclone Remal weakens, expected to gradually lose strength: Weather office

India TV News  

The India Meteorological Department announced that Cyclone 'Remal' has weakened from a severe cyclonic storm to a cyclonic storm and is expected to continue losing strength. "After making landfall, Cyclone Remal moved northward and weakened this morning," said Somnath Dutta, Head of the Eastern Region at IMD Kolkata. Warnings and advisories Strong wind warnings have been issued across Bengal, with …

As Remal makes landfall, West Bengal administration evacuates people from low-lying and coastal areas - The Hindu
6 months, 3 weeks ago

As Remal makes landfall, West Bengal administration evacuates people from low-lying and coastal areas - The Hindu

The Hindu  

This live blog is now closed The severe cyclonic storm Remal started its landfall process between Sagar Island in West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh around 9.15 p.m. on Sunday, as it intensified and moved northwards. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to review response and preparedness for the cyclonic storm, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged people …

Bengal and Odisha on alert as Cyclone Remal nears
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengal and Odisha on alert as Cyclone Remal nears

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: School buildings in three coastal districts of West Bengal were earmarked as cyclone shelters, district control rooms were activated, emergency services put on standby and advisories were issued to ports in Kolkata, and Paradip in Odisha on Friday, as the eastern states braced for moderate to heavy rain expected to be caused by a severe cyclonic storm over the …

Cyclone Remal warning: IMD says cyclone to make landfall in West Bengal, Bangladesh on May 26
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Cyclone Remal warning: IMD says cyclone to make landfall in West Bengal, Bangladesh on May 26

The Hindu  

Cyclonic storm “Remal”, originating in the central Bay of Bengal, is expected to escalate into a severe cyclonic storm by May 25. The Indian Coast Guard said on Friday that the cyclone is likely to make landfall near the West Bengal coast and the situation is being actively monitored. With assets deployed along the East Coast, including 10 Ships and …

Remal likely to cross Bengal coast around Sunday midnight as severe cyclonic storm
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Remal likely to cross Bengal coast around Sunday midnight as severe cyclonic storm

Hindustan Times  

Cyclone Remal, which is expected to develop over the east-central Bay of Bengal, is likely to cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara around Sunday midnight as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100 to 120 km per hour, India Meteorological Department said on Friday. It is likely to continue to move …

West Bengal Storm: Death toll rises to 5, CM Mamata Banerjee meets families of victims
8 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Storm: Death toll rises to 5, CM Mamata Banerjee meets families of victims

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Storm: Death toll rises to 5, CM Mamata Banerjee meets families of victims Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday night visited the family members of those killed in the Jalpaiguri storm and assured. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday night visited the family members of those killed in the Jalpaiguri storm and assured them of all sorts of …

Widespread rains in Odisha as cyclone Michaung weakens into depression
1 year ago

Widespread rains in Odisha as cyclone Michaung weakens into depression

The Hindu  

With the remnants of cyclonic storm Michaung weakening into a depression, Odisha's southern areas received moderate rainfall on Wednesday while the Gajapati district administration announced the closure of all schools due to heavy downpour, officials said. The remnants of cyclonic storm Michaung weakened into a depression and lay centered at 5.30 AM of Wednesday at about 50 km east-northeast of …

Cyclone Michaung tracker | Cyclonic storm makes landfall in A.P.; rains stop in Chennai
1 year ago

Cyclone Michaung tracker | Cyclonic storm makes landfall in A.P.; rains stop in Chennai

The Hindu  

Life was thrown out of gear on the southern Andhra Pradesh coast on Tuesday as heavy rain and high-velocity winds triggered by Cyclone Michaung lashed Bapatla town and nearby villages, uprooting trees and electric poles. The severe cyclonic storm made its landfall from half past noon to 2.30 p.m. close to the south of Bapatla with a maximum sustained wind …

Cyclone May Cause Rains to North Coastal AP
1 year ago

Cyclone May Cause Rains to North Coastal AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The severe cyclonic storm that is brewing up in the Bay of Bengal might bring heavy rains to north coastal Andhra as per the present trajectory of the system, said senior scientist at IMD Amaravati Dr S. Karunasagar. He said rains lashed parts of Coastal AP and Rayalaseema regions in the past three days which resulted in dip of …

Cyclones - Hamoon and Tej - intensify further, heavy rain alert in THESE states
1 year, 2 months ago

Cyclones - Hamoon and Tej - intensify further, heavy rain alert in THESE states

India TV News  

Hamoon and Tej updates: Two cyclones - Hamoon and Tej - brewing over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, triggered rains in several parts of Odisha and West Bengal. Cyclonic storm Hamoon intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the Northwest Bay of Bengal, said IMD officials. Hamoon intensified into severe cyclonic storm The deep depression over the Bay …

Cyclone over Bay of Bengal likely by Tuesday
1 year, 2 months ago

Cyclone over Bay of Bengal likely by Tuesday

Live Mint  

The India Meteorological Department on Sunday said the depression over the Bay of Bengal may become a cyclonic storm by Tuesday. The system at the sea will be around 200 km from the state's coast,” weather scientist Umashankar Dash of the Regional Meteorological Centre told PTI. The IMD has also cautioned farmers to harvest matured paddy crops by October 23 …

Cyclone Tej likely to turn into ‘severe cyclonic storm’ tomorrow. Details
1 year, 2 months ago

Cyclone Tej likely to turn into ‘severe cyclonic storm’ tomorrow. Details

Hindustan Times  

The brewing Cyclone ‘Tej’ in the Arabian Sea is turning into a ‘cyclonic storm’ today and is expected to turn into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ by Sunday evening, said the India Meteorological Department. Cyclone Tej is expected to turn into a severe cyclonic storm storm by Sunday, said IMD. Here are details on the Cyclone ‘Tej’: Cyclone ‘Tej’ is expected …

Over 74,000 people shifted as ‘very severe’ cyclone to make landfall today
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 74,000 people shifted as ‘very severe’ cyclone to make landfall today

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in Gujarat have relocated more than 74,000 people across eight districts to safer locations, pulled down 4,000 hoardings and pressed hundreds of relief personnel into action as the state braces for cyclone Biparjoy to crash ashore in a day. People wait for a bus to evacuate them from Jakhau village in Kutch district, India, Wednesday, The India Meteorological Department …

Cyclone to develop in Arabian Sea tomorrow, may affect monsoon onset in Kerala: IMD
1 year, 6 months ago

Cyclone to develop in Arabian Sea tomorrow, may affect monsoon onset in Kerala: IMD

Hindustan Times  

A depression formed over the southeast Arabian Sea is likely to move northwestward and intensify into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department or IMD said on Tuesday. According to reports, the intensity of the storm and its location in the Arabian Sea will affect the onset of the Monsoon in Kerala. Reports indicated that the intensity of …

Cyclone Mocha: Where is it headed and how will it impact India?
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Mocha: Where is it headed and how will it impact India?

Firstpost  

‘Very severe’ Cyclone Mocha is expected to further intensify into an ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm on Friday night before reaching peak intensity on Saturday evening. It is predicted to make landfall around noon on 14 May close to Myanmar’s Sittwe Cyclone Mocha on Friday intensified into a ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm. The India Meteorological Department tweeted: The SCS “Mocha" intensified …

Cyclone Mocha to be stronger than expected
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Mocha to be stronger than expected

The Hindu  

Cyclone Mocha, currently located in the eastern Bay of Bengal, is likely to be stronger than initially forecast but poses little threat to India, with all of its fury likely to be concentrated in Myanmar and parts of Bangladesh, suggests the latest forecast from the India Meteorological Department. Mocha — classified as a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ — was centred …

Cyclone 'Mocha' intensifies into \"very severe\" storm
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone 'Mocha' intensifies into \"very severe\" storm

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Cyclone Mocha intensified into a "very severe" cyclonic storm today over the southeast and adjoining areas of central Bay of Bengal, officials said on Friday. As per the India Meteorological Department, which closely monitors the cyclonic storm said, "The SCS "Mocha" intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, lay centred at 05:30 hours IST of 12th May 2023 over …

Cyclone ‘Mocha’ intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm, 200 NDRF personnel deployed in West Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone ‘Mocha’ intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm, 200 NDRF personnel deployed in West Bengal

India TV News  

Cyclone Mocha UPDATE: The India Meteorological Department on Friday said that Cyclone Mocha has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the central adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal. "The SCS “Mocha" intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, lay centered at 0530 hours IST of 12th May 2023 over Central adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal near lat 13.2N & …

Cyclone Mocha to intensify into severe cyclonic storm: IMD
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Mocha to intensify into severe cyclonic storm: IMD

Live Mint  

The India Meteorological Department has said that Cyclone Mocha is very likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by Thursday midnight over central Bay of Bengal. “Severe cyclonic storm Mocha lay centered at 2330 hrs IST of 11th May 2023 over southeast adjoining Central BoB near lat 12.7N, long 88.1E, about 510 km west-northwest of Port Blair, 1050 …

Extreme heatwave in these areas; Mocha to intensify by tonight: IMD forecast
1 year, 7 months ago

Extreme heatwave in these areas; Mocha to intensify by tonight: IMD forecast

Live Mint  

The Indian Metrological Department on Thursday warned the the brewing cyclonic storm Mocha is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by midnight, 11 May. IMD: Heatwave warning -Maximum temperatures are very likely to rise by 3-5°C over most parts of the country during next 3 days except over East India -Due to humid air and high temperature, hot …

Cyclone Mocha to intensify into " very severe" cyclonic storm today, IMD
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Mocha to intensify into " very severe" cyclonic storm today, IMD

Hindustan Times  

Cyclone Mocha to intensify into " very severe" cyclonic storm today, IMD The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted cyclone 'Mocha' of turning into a severe cyclone by May 14.. 1 / 13 The Indian Meteorological Department on Friday said that cyclone Mocha is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm today over the southeast and adjoining areas of …

Low Pressure Area, harbinger to Cyclone Mocha, forms in Bay of Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

Low Pressure Area, harbinger to Cyclone Mocha, forms in Bay of Bengal

The Hindu  

A low pressure area, a precursor to a cyclone, has formed over the south-eastern Bay of Bengal and this would likely morph into a cyclone by May 10, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. Most of the weather models tracking the cyclone expect the system to move towards the central Bay of Bengal, approach India’s eastern coast and eventually …

Cyclone Mocha: IMD issues heavy rain alert for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Mocha: IMD issues heavy rain alert for Andaman and Nicobar Islands

India Today  

The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning for heavy rainfall in Andaman and Nicobar from May 8 to May 12 under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over the southeast Bay of Bengal that is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm in the coming days. On Sunday, during a press conference in Kolkata, Sanjib Banerjee, Deputy Director of …

Cyclone Mocha: Storm brewing in Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar on alert
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Mocha: Storm brewing in Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar on alert

India Today  

The India Meteorological Department has issued an alert for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a low-pressure system formed in the Southeast Bay of Bengal. The potential impact of the low-pressure system is already being felt in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted from May 8 to May 11. READ | IMD predicts Cyclone …

Cyclone Mocha Formation Likely Over Bay of Bengal; Rain to Continue Across India This Week
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Mocha Formation Likely Over Bay of Bengal; Rain to Continue Across India This Week

News 18  

A summer cyclone is likely to be formed in and around the Bay of Bengal between May 7 to May 9 due to the developing weather formations, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra told PTI that the department’s modelling indicates the formation of a cyclonic storm around May 9, but its movement and intensification …

Cyclone Brewing in Bay of Bengal, May Take Shape by May 9, Turn Severe: IMD
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Brewing in Bay of Bengal, May Take Shape by May 9, Turn Severe: IMD

News 18  

As rains lash large parts of northwest India, far off in the south, conditions are becoming favourable for the formation of a cyclonic storm. The India Meteorological Department has issued an early forecast of a cyclone formation in the Bay of Bengal around May 9. According to the weather department, the cyclonic circulation is likely to form over southeast Bay …

Cyclone likely to develop over Bay of Bengal this month
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone likely to develop over Bay of Bengal this month

Hindustan Times  

A cyclone is likely to develop over the Bay of Bengal later this month even as it is unclear where will it land or which direction will it move in, India Meteorological Department has said. In a statement on Wednesday, IMD said a cyclonic circulation was likely to develop over the region around Saturday. It is likely to concentrate into …

Beware! Cyclone Mocha approaching; IMD issues warning
1 year, 7 months ago

Beware! Cyclone Mocha approaching; IMD issues warning

India TV News  

Cyclone Mocha: The Indian Meteorological Department on Wenesday predicted that a cyclonic circulation is likely to develop over the Southeast Bay of Bengal around May 6, 2023. Therefore, it is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm while moving nearly northwards towards the central Bay of Bengal, the IMD added. Issuing a warning against Cyclone Mocha, the IMD in its …

1st cyclonic storm post-monsoon likely to develop over Bay of Bengal by weekend
2 years, 2 months ago

1st cyclonic storm post-monsoon likely to develop over Bay of Bengal by weekend

Hindustan Times  

The first cyclonic storm post-monsoon is likely to develop over the west-central Bay of Bengal around the weekend and is expected to impact the north Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal coasts even as its landfall location was unclear yet, the India Meteorological Department has said. Ananda Kumar Das, IMD’s cyclone monitoring division in charge, said cyclones in the post-monsoon …

Cyclone Asani Updates: Severe Cyclonic Storm Moves West-Northwest; Severe Waterlogging in Kolkata
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Asani Updates: Severe Cyclonic Storm Moves West-Northwest; Severe Waterlogging in Kolkata

News 18  

Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, packing gale force winds up to 120 km per hour, was moving towards coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha at a speed of 25 km per hour on Monday, but expected to weaken gradually over the next two days, the weather office said. “It is very likely to move northwestwards till …

As Cyclone Asani intensifies, IMD sounds alert for Andhra, Odisha and West Bengal
2 years, 7 months ago

As Cyclone Asani intensifies, IMD sounds alert for Andhra, Odisha and West Bengal

India Today  

The India Meteorological Department said that Cyclone Asani has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday evening.The weather department has sounded an alert for Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha. In view of the formation of a severe cyclonic storm, Asani, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal are bracing up for the cyclone as the India Meteorological Department has …

Cyclone Asani Intensifies into Severe Storm; Three States on Alert
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Asani Intensifies into Severe Storm; Three States on Alert

News 18  

Cyclone Asani, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal, further intensified into a ‘severe’ cyclonic storm at 5.30 pm on Sunday as it moved northwestwards in the direction of north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts, said the India Meteorological Department. “Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ intensified into a severe cyclonic storm at 1730 hours IST of today, the 8th May,over Southeast BoB, about 610 …

Cyclone Asani likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm; alert sounded in Andhra, Odisha, Bengal
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Asani likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm; alert sounded in Andhra, Odisha, Bengal

India Today  

The Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday, May 8, said that Cyclone Asani is likely to intensify into a 'severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours. In a bulletin, the weather department warned that the cyclone Asani is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' during the next 12 hours. The weather department bulletin said, "The …

IMD says Cyclone Asani unlikely to make landfall; Bengal, Odisha fishermen warned not to venture into sea
2 years, 7 months ago

IMD says Cyclone Asani unlikely to make landfall; Bengal, Odisha fishermen warned not to venture into sea

India Today  

The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into cyclonic storm Asani on Sunday morning, the Indian Meteorological Department said. DD over Southwest BOB near lat 10.8°N and long 90.1°E, about 300 km WSW of Port Blair.To move northwestwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm over SE Bay of Bengal in …

Cyclonic storm likely to move towards northwest Bay of Bengal, Odisha prepares to evacuate 7.5 lakh people
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyclonic storm likely to move towards northwest Bay of Bengal, Odisha prepares to evacuate 7.5 lakh people

India Today  

The probable cyclonic storm that was looming over the Andhra-Odisha coast is likely to move towards northwest Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast from the evening of May 10. ODISHA PREPARES FOR EVACUATION Although the India Meteorological Department ruled out the possibility of any landfall by the impending cyclonic storm, the Odisha government has made arrangements for the evacuation …

'Cyclone Won't Make Landfall in Odisha, Andhra But...': Here's What IMD Has to Say
2 years, 7 months ago

'Cyclone Won't Make Landfall in Odisha, Andhra But...': Here's What IMD Has to Say

News 18  

The cyclonic storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal will not make landfall in either Odisha or Andhra Pradesh but will move parallel to the coast, the India Meteorological Department announced on Saturday. The system is likely to continue to move northwestwards till May 10 evening and thereafter it will recurve in the sea towards north-northeastwards. The IMD also said …

IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in Odisha till May 10 as east coast braces for cyclone
2 years, 7 months ago

IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in Odisha till May 10 as east coast braces for cyclone

India Today  

A low-pressure area that formed over the South Andaman Sea on Friday has become a well-marked low pressure area spanning the southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 8, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Saturday. The IMD said the cyclonic storm is expected to reach near the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha shores early …

Cyclone alert! East coast braces for landfall with wind speeds likely to be 90 kmph; NDRF keeps vigil
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone alert! East coast braces for landfall with wind speeds likely to be 90 kmph; NDRF keeps vigil

India TV News  

Highlights A low-pressure area formed over the South Andaman Sea on Friday Weather office also warned of thunderstorms with lightning and heavy rainfall IMD warned that sea condition may be rough from May 9 Cyclone Alert in east coast: A low-pressure area formed over the South Andaman Sea on Friday is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach …

Low pressure in Bay, likely to turn into cyclone: IMD
2 years, 7 months ago

Low pressure in Bay, likely to turn into cyclone: IMD

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A low pressure area over South Andaman Sea and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal along with associated cyclonic circulation extending upto mid-tropospheric levels persists. Director of IMD-Amaravati, Stella S, said the system is very likely to move northwestwards and reach the west central Bay of Bengal off north Andhra-Odisha coasts by May 10. The trough/wind discontinuity now runs from …

West Bengal: South 24 Parganas gears up ahead of another cyclonic storm to lower damages in Sundarbans
2 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal: South 24 Parganas gears up ahead of another cyclonic storm to lower damages in Sundarbans

India Today  

West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, within which a larger share of the Sundarbans is located, is impacted by cyclones frequently. In order to minimise damage caused by cyclonic storms, the district is gearing up and putting important measures in place. According to experts from the meteorology department, a low-pressure system will grow into a cyclone and pass through the …

Alert sounded in Odisha over Cyclone Gulab
3 years, 2 months ago

Alert sounded in Odisha over Cyclone Gulab

The Hindu  

The Odisha government on Saturday sounded the warning for the cyclonic storm christened ‘Gulab’, which is expected to cross the coast between its southern districts and north Andhra Pradesh at wind speeds of 75-85 kmph on Sunday evening. Director General of India Meteorological Department Mrutyunjay Mohapatra informed the National Crisis Management Committee meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba that …

50% applications for cyclone Yaas relief in Bengal binned as 'bogus': Report
3 years, 5 months ago

50% applications for cyclone Yaas relief in Bengal binned as 'bogus': Report

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal government has declined almost 50 per cent of the applications, which were filed seeking compensation for the Cyclone Yaas damage, as "bogus", after spot verification, PTI quoted a senior official as saying. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee takes stock of the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas, in Digha on May 28. The state government last month …

50% Applications for Cyclone Yaas Relief in West Bengal Rejected as 'Bogus': Official
3 years, 5 months ago

50% Applications for Cyclone Yaas Relief in West Bengal Rejected as 'Bogus': Official

News 18  

The West Bengal government has rejected as "bogus" almost 50 per cent of the applications that were filed seeking compensation for the damage caused by cyclone Yaas, following spot verification by district authorities, a senior official said on Sunday. "After due verification of all applications, done between June 18 and 30, at least 1,86,815 were rejected – mainly by block …

Central teams visit Yaas-hit Bengal, Odisha
3 years, 6 months ago

Central teams visit Yaas-hit Bengal, Odisha

Hindustan Times  

Two separate central teams on Monday visited areas hit by Cyclone Yaas in the coastal states of Odisha and West Bengal to assess damage and submit reports to the Union government. On May 26, Yaas hit the coast between Balasore and Bhadrak districts with a sustained wind speed of 130-140kmph, gusting up to 155kmph. In Odisha, an interministerial team led …

Central Team Headed by MHA Joint Secy to Visit West Bengal to Assess Damage Caused by Cyclone Yaas
3 years, 6 months ago

Central Team Headed by MHA Joint Secy to Visit West Bengal to Assess Damage Caused by Cyclone Yaas

News 18  

A central team headed by a joint secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs will visit West Bengal to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas, days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee abstained from a cyclone review meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggering a controversy. A central team led by a joint secretary of the MHA will visit …

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