Kolkata: After cyclone Tauktae created havoc within the nation, one other low-pressure system is brewing over the Bay of Bengal and is about to accentuate into a robust cyclone. Eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal are prone to face the brunt of the upcoming storm subsequent week, because the storm is anticipated to make landfall by May 26.
The IMD mentioned, “As per the early forecasts, the low-pressure area is likely to develop over the east-central or central Bay of Bengal on Saturday, May 22. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also confirmed the possibility of its formation and has forecast intensification into a cyclone by May 26. The Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in New Delhi issued warnings for Andaman and Nicobar as well as Odisha and West Bengal.”
Once the system concentrates right into a cyclone, it is going to be named ‘Yaas’, as per the naming tips set by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). The identify is as per the suggestion from Oman and means despair or desperation in Arabic.
“Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy falls at isolated places very likely to commence in the coastal districts of West Bengal from 25th May with a significant increase in spatial extension and intensity subsequently over the districts of Gangetic West Bengal,” IMD added.
While the IMD has mentioned that it will be too early to foretell the place the cyclone will make landfall, it’s prone to transfer northwestwards and attain the West Bengal-Odisha coasts round Wednesday, May 26.
West Bengal and Odisha chief ministers of each took a inventory of the preparedness forward of the storm.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a high-level assembly on Thursday with senior state officers and officers of catastrophe administration authority to assessment the preparations.
The Odisha authorities on Thursday additionally directed the involved departments to take precautionary measures towards cyclonic storm Yaas.
