Cyclone Tauktae: Deep depression to intensify into cyclonic storm in 12 hours, says IMD
India TV NewsThe low-pressure area over the Arabian Sea near Lakshwadeep has intensified into a deep depression, said the Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday. "Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm "Tauktae" over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast and the east-central the Arabian Sea: Cyclone watch for south Gujarat and Diu coasts", informed IMD in a tweet. National Disaster Response Force is well prepared ahead of cyclone-tauktae">Cyclone Tauktae striking the coasts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra, NDRF officials said on Friday. cyclone-tauktae">Cyclone Tauktae near Kochi is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Saturday morning, informed the Indian navy on Friday. In a tweet by the Spokesperson of the Indian Navy, it informed, "#CycloneTauktae-Update 1-Deep depression 240 Nm NW off Kochi on 14th evening very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm Tauktae by 15th morning."