State Ready To Face Cyclone

Odisha Government assured people that men and machinery were ready to tackle any eventuality due to cyclone in State.

If possible keep the food stuff in a covered area, so that it will not be damaged due to rains, advised SRC.

“There is no reason to panic. We are ready to handle any situation,” Mr.Mohapatra said.

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has advised the fishermen to be cautious while venturing into sea along the Odisha Coast in view of a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, with the system likely to intensify

into a cyclonic storm.

Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre

briefed Media about the depression over east-central Bay of Bengal moved east-

north-eastwards, intensified into a deep depression today and lay centered over

east-central Bay of Bengal, about 950 km east-southeast of Gopalpur.

The system is most likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm in

24 hours and move north-eastwards to reach close to north

Myanmar coast shortly.

Thereafter, it will re-curve initially north-northwestwards skirting Myanmar coast and then North Westwards towards the of North

West Bay of Bengal, he said.

While sporadic rainfall may occur in 11 districts in the Central and North Odisha on October 26 and 27, weather elsewhere in the state would be generally dry during the next 24 hours, but the sky would be cloudy, Director

Dr.Sahu said.

However, Distant Cautionary Signal Number One (DC-I) has been hoisted at all ports in Odisha and fishermen are advised to be cautious while venturing into

interior and distant sea along Odisha Coast during the period.

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