Via PTI
KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR: The deep despair over Bay of Bengal intensified right into a cyclone on Sunday night and could be very more likely to acquire additional energy turning into a critical cyclonic hurricane prior to crossing the Bangladesh coast on October 25 morning, the IMD stated.
The cyclone, named Sitrang by way of Thailand, could be very more likely to accentuate right into a critical cyclonic hurricane on Monday with wind velocity attaining 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) stated.
It’s more likely to motive heavy to very heavy rain within the coastal districts of West Bengal and remoted heavy rain in north coastal Odisha, it stated.
At 5.30 pm on Sunday, the cyclone was once 580 km south of Sagar Island in West Bengal and 740 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh, it stated.
It is going to basically impact the Sunderbans unfold over West Bengal and Bangladesh as tidal waves are most probably to achieve a top of six metres owing to the dual impact of the elements machine and new moon, deputy director-general of the Regional Met Centre in Kolkata Sanjib Bandopadhyay stated.
After converting direction in a northeastward route from northwest-bound, the machine will achieve north Bay of Bengal prior to making landfall between Tinkona island and Sandwip on the subject of Barisal in Bangladesh within the early morning of Tuesday, he stated.
Bandopadhyay stated that mild to average rain will happen in southern West Bengal districts until Wednesday morning owing to the machine.
The machine could be very more likely to deliver heavy to very heavy rain within the coastal districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas and heavy rain in East and West Midnapore on Monday, he stated.
Kolkata, Howrah and Hooghly are more likely to obtain average rain on Monday and Tuesday, he stated.
Heavy rain will happen in North and South 24 Parganas and Nadia districts on Tuesday, he stated.
Sitrang will usher in its wake wind attaining velocity of 80 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph in coastal North and South 24 Parganas on Tuesday, whilst it is going to motive wind attaining velocity of 45 to 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph on Monday in those districts in conjunction with East Midnapore.
Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly and West Midnapore usually are suffering from wind attaining velocity of 40 to 50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph on Tuesday, whilst it is going to be 30 to 40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph on Monday in those districts, Bandopadhyay instructed journalists.
“The principle affected house would be the Sunderbans within the coastal spaces of North and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal and in Bangladesh,” he stated.
He stated that heavy rain, accompanied by way of wind gusting as much as 100 kmph and top tidal waves is more likely to motive harm to kutcha embankments and roads, disruption of energy and conversation strains and harm to kutcha properties.
Bandopadhyay stated the main fear is that breakage of kutcha embankments owing to hurricane surge accompanied by way of the top astronomical tide at the new moon would possibly result in seawater inundation of low-lying spaces in those puts.
“The peak of the waves because of the cyclone will likely be one metre above astronomical tide stage, however since new moon is on October 25, the tide stage owing to it is going to be 5 to 6 metres at West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, so efficient top of the tide on the time of landfall at the morning of that day will likely be round six metres in North and South 24 Parganas,” he stated.
South 24 Parganas’ district Justice of the Peace Sumit Gupta stated that already 10,000 folks within the district had been moved to more secure puts, and paintings is directly to shift every other 30,000 folks.
Seven groups of NDRF and SDRF with 26 staff in every staff have been on standby within the district, he stated.
The management may be making sure the protection of home animals, Gupta stated.
The tide stage might be upper at the Bangladesh coast as the peak of waves owing to the cyclone will likely be round two metres there.
The approaching cyclone has dampened spirits of the folks, from youngsters to elders, making plans to have fun Kali Puja and Deepawali in a grand method after a two-year pandemic-caused lull.
A Kolkata Municipal Company reliable stated it has initiated steps to take on any scenario that can emerge owing to Sitrang within the city, together with conserving all pumping stations absolutely energetic and making preparations for moving citizens of dilapidated structures to colleges and group halls.
The elements workplace warned that wind velocity over sea spaces will achieve velocity of 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph in north Bay of Bengal, advising fishermen to not undertaking into the ocean and the suspension of all offshore actions on October 24 and 25.
The elements workplace has instructed suspension of ferry products and services in Sunderbans and water-bound vacationer actions on the beach hotel cities of Digha, Mandarmoni, Shankarpur, Bakkhali and Sagar on October 24 and 25.
In Odisha, heavy rains are more likely to lash sure puts within the coastal districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Puri until 8.
30 am on Monday.
A yellow caution of heavy rainfall was once issued for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, and Cuttack until Tuesday morning.
The Ganjam district management has limited access of visitors to the Gopalpur seashore.
“The restriction was once imposed as folks in massive numbers thronged the seashore on Sunday night regardless of a cyclone caution,” stated a senior reliable.
The IMD additionally instructed hoisting of Native Cautionary Sign Quantity 3 (LC-III) in any respect ports of Odisha, denoting squally climate for ships.
KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR: The deep despair over Bay of Bengal intensified right into a cyclone on Sunday night and could be very more likely to acquire additional energy turning into a critical cyclonic hurricane prior to crossing the Bangladesh coast on October 25 morning, the IMD stated.
The cyclone, named Sitrang by way of Thailand, could be very more likely to accentuate right into a critical cyclonic hurricane on Monday with wind velocity attaining 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) stated.
It’s more likely to motive heavy to very heavy rain within the coastal districts of West Bengal and remoted heavy rain in north coastal Odisha, it stated.
At 5.30 pm on Sunday, the cyclone was once 580 km south of Sagar Island in West Bengal and 740 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh, it stated.
It is going to basically impact the Sunderbans unfold over West Bengal and Bangladesh as tidal waves are most probably to achieve a top of six metres owing to the dual impact of the elements machine and new moon, deputy director-general of the Regional Met Centre in Kolkata Sanjib Bandopadhyay stated.
After converting direction in a northeastward route from northwest-bound, the machine will achieve north Bay of Bengal prior to making landfall between Tinkona island and Sandwip on the subject of Barisal in Bangladesh within the early morning of Tuesday, he stated.
Bandopadhyay stated that mild to average rain will happen in southern West Bengal districts until Wednesday morning owing to the machine.
The machine could be very more likely to deliver heavy to very heavy rain within the coastal districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas and heavy rain in East and West Midnapore on Monday, he stated.
Kolkata, Howrah and Hooghly are more likely to obtain average rain on Monday and Tuesday, he stated.
Heavy rain will happen in North and South 24 Parganas and Nadia districts on Tuesday, he stated.
Sitrang will usher in its wake wind attaining velocity of 80 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph in coastal North and South 24 Parganas on Tuesday, whilst it is going to motive wind attaining velocity of 45 to 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph on Monday in those districts in conjunction with East Midnapore.
Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly and West Midnapore usually are suffering from wind attaining velocity of 40 to 50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph on Tuesday, whilst it is going to be 30 to 40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph on Monday in those districts, Bandopadhyay instructed journalists.
“The principle affected house would be the Sunderbans within the coastal spaces of North and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal and in Bangladesh,” he stated.
He stated that heavy rain, accompanied by way of wind gusting as much as 100 kmph and top tidal waves is more likely to motive harm to kutcha embankments and roads, disruption of energy and conversation strains and harm to kutcha properties.
Bandopadhyay stated the main fear is that breakage of kutcha embankments owing to hurricane surge accompanied by way of the top astronomical tide at the new moon would possibly result in seawater inundation of low-lying spaces in those puts.
“The peak of the waves because of the cyclone will likely be one metre above astronomical tide stage, however since new moon is on October 25, the tide stage owing to it is going to be 5 to 6 metres at West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, so efficient top of the tide on the time of landfall at the morning of that day will likely be round six metres in North and South 24 Parganas,” he stated.
South 24 Parganas’ district Justice of the Peace Sumit Gupta stated that already 10,000 folks within the district had been moved to more secure puts, and paintings is directly to shift every other 30,000 folks.
Seven groups of NDRF and SDRF with 26 staff in every staff have been on standby within the district, he stated.
The management may be making sure the protection of home animals, Gupta stated.
The tide stage might be upper at the Bangladesh coast as the peak of waves owing to the cyclone will likely be round two metres there.
The approaching cyclone has dampened spirits of the folks, from youngsters to elders, making plans to have fun Kali Puja and Deepawali in a grand method after a two-year pandemic-caused lull.
A Kolkata Municipal Company reliable stated it has initiated steps to take on any scenario that can emerge owing to Sitrang within the city, together with conserving all pumping stations absolutely energetic and making preparations for moving citizens of dilapidated structures to colleges and group halls.
The elements workplace warned that wind velocity over sea spaces will achieve velocity of 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph in north Bay of Bengal, advising fishermen to not undertaking into the ocean and the suspension of all offshore actions on October 24 and 25.
The elements workplace has instructed suspension of ferry products and services in Sunderbans and water-bound vacationer actions on the beach hotel cities of Digha, Mandarmoni, Shankarpur, Bakkhali and Sagar on October 24 and 25.
In Odisha, heavy rains are more likely to lash sure puts within the coastal districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Puri until 8.
30 am on Monday.
A yellow caution of heavy rainfall was once issued for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, and Cuttack until Tuesday morning.
The Ganjam district management has limited access of visitors to the Gopalpur seashore.
“The restriction was once imposed as folks in massive numbers thronged the seashore on Sunday night regardless of a cyclone caution,” stated a senior reliable.
The IMD additionally instructed hoisting of Native Cautionary Sign Quantity 3 (LC-III) in any respect ports of Odisha, denoting squally climate for ships.