Fear of ‘cyclonic storm’ in coastal areas
Director General of Meteorological Department Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that due to low pressure, there is a possibility of rain in the coastal areas of Odisha on 18 May. Rain is also expected in West Bengal on May 19 and 20, there may be heavy rain in some places. The weather conditions and atmospheric conditions in the Bay of Bengal are looking favorable, so it is likely that the system will take the form of depression in the next 24 hours with effect and a depression over the south-central and adjacent West Bay of Bengal by the evening of 16 May. ‘Cyclonic storm’ will emerge.
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Director General Mrityunjay Mahapatra gave an update
Director General of Meteorological Department, Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that if this storm develops, it will first move north and north-east on May 17 and then it is likely to move north-west. According to the department, this ‘cyclone’ will help in the progress of monsoon, tell that Amfan will be the first ‘cyclonic storm’ of this year.
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Alert issued in eight states
The IMD has issued an alert in eight states and advised fishermen not to go south of the Bay of Bengal and south of the sea and that fishermen who have visited these areas of the sea have also been called for immediate withdrawal.
‘Yellow alert’ issued in many places in Kerala
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued ‘Yellow Alert’ in many places in Kerala as well as Delhi, NCR, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, There is a possibility of heavy rains in Karnataka, Central Maharashtra, North Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Rajasthan, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, interior Tamil Nadu and also Said estimates of south and central Bay of Bengal in the winds in the evening May 15 between 55 and 65 km, May 16 at the speed of 75 km per hour.
