All precautionary steps taken in Bengal for Cyclone Yaas; Mamata Banerjee to stay at control room
The West Bengal authorities has taken all precautionary measures to cope with Cyclone Yaas, doubtless to hit the state on May 26, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stay at a control room arrange for the aim to monitor the scenario, officers mentioned on Saturday,
Banerjee, who held a high-level assembly at the state secretariat throughout the day, mentioned that reduction supplies had been dispatched to susceptible areas, whereas officers had been directed for early evacuation of individuals from coastal and riverine areas.
“I have extensively reviewed the Disaster Management preparedness with regards to the impending Yaas cyclone today afternoon with all senior officers of relevant Central & State agencies along with DMs & SPs,” Banerjee tweeted.
“All officials have been advised integrated command, advance planning & early evacuation from coastal & riverine areas to rescue shelters including cyclone & flood shelters, and to conduct relief and rehabilitation operations at the earliest,” she added.
The state authorities has set a control room to monitor the scenario at the state secretariat Nabanna’, which is able to work around the clock. The cellphone numbers of the control room are 1070 and 033-22143526, Banerjee mentioned.
“All agencies have been asked to spring into action. Relief materials have been dispatched & Quick Response Teams are mobilised. I request all to stay alert,” she mentioned in the Twitter publish.
Besides the centralised control room, the state authorities has opened a number of smaller control rooms in coastal areas of the state, an official mentioned.
“The CM will remain present at the control room in Nabanna on the days when the cyclone is about to hit the coastal areas of the state. She will be accompanied by other senior officers of the government,” he mentioned.
All precautionary measures have been taken by the administration, the officer added.
A low stress space fashioned over east-central Bay of Bengal is probably going to intensify into a really extreme cyclonic storm by May 25. The storm, named Cyclone Yaas, could transfer in the direction of West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh round May 26 morning, the Met division mentioned.
The system could be very doubtless to cross the coasts of the 2 states and the neighbouring nation round May 26 night.
Wind velocity could be very doubtless to attain 90 to 100 km per hour gusting to 110 kmph from May 26 forenoon alongside and off West Bengal, north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts and enhance thereafter until May 26 night, the MeT workplace mentioned.
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