The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday (October 21) warned {that a} low-pressure system over the Andaman Sea is probably going to intensify right into a cyclonic storm and attain the West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts on October 25. “The low-pressure area formed over the north Andaman Sea is expected to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression over east-central and adjoining the southeast Bay of Bengal on October 22, then into a deep depression on October 23,” IMD report mentioned. Subsequently, by October 24, it’s fairly probably to recurve northwards and construct right into a cyclonic storm over the west-central and neighbouring east-central Bay of Bengal. Following that, it’s anticipated to transfer steadily north-northeastward, avoiding the Odisha coast and arriving close to the West Bengal – Bangladesh coasts on October 25. The cyclonic storm is anticipated to be christened ‘Sitrang’, as prompt by Thailand.
Sanjib Bandopadhyay, the deputy director-general of Regional Met Centre in Kolkata, mentioned that the system is probably going to trigger mild to reasonable rain in Gangetic West Bengal, with remoted heavy rain within the coastal districts of South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur. He mentioned that it’s probably to trigger mild to reasonable rain in Kolkata on October 24 and 25.
In Kolkata, West Bengal’s Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi chaired a high-level assembly with prime state officers on the prevailing state of affairs. He directed South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Hooghly districts to take obligatory precautions within the wake of the forecast.
Odisha’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Pramila Mallick mentioned all districts and coastal area authorities have been directed to be ready to cope with the rising state of affairs. The system is probably going to set off heavy rainfall when it crosses parallel to the state’s coast on Monday.
The Northeast, together with south Assam, east Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura, will receive rainfall on October 24, 25 and 26 beneath the impression of the system, it mentioned.
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(With Agency inputs)
