Cyclone Yaas: All coastal districts of Odisha on high alert; Navy, Coast Guard on standby (Representational pic)
The Odisha authorities has issued high alert in not less than 14 of the state’s 30 districts within the wake of the IMD’s forecast of a potential cyclone crossing Odisha-West Bengal coast by May 26 morning.
Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, after a gathering with senior officers on Friday, mentioned that the administration is geared as much as meet the eventuality if cyclone ‘Yaas’ has any affect on the state. The authorities has urged the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard to be ready for the rising state of affairs.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena, who held a collection of conferences on the matter, spoke to collectors of 14 districts, completely different line departments, energy distribution corporations, telecom suppliers, authorities of NDRF, ODRAF, Odisha police, state Fire Service and apprised them about their position in the course of the disaster.
“The DIG of Indian Coast Guard has informed us that two of their flights and two ships are making rounds of the Bay of Bengal. They will rescue the fishermen if trapped anywhere in the sea,” Jena mentioned.
He mentioned the authorities of Indian Naval Ship Chilika and Indian Navy have been alerted and are in toch with the state authorities to fulfill the challenges posed by the potential calamirty. Filve groups of NDRF have thus far returned to Odidsha from Gujarat and as many as 17 NDRF groups, 20 battalions of ODRAF andd 100 groups of Fire Service are in readiness for the aid and rescue operation.
The forest division has been put on alert to make sure clearing of roads more likely to be blocked by the timber falling as a result of potential cyclone. The energy distribution corporations and telecom suppliers are informed to stay ready to start out restoration work as quickly because the calamity is over. Adequate quantity of turbines have been stored in prepared situation to make sure uninterrupted consuming water provide.
Jena mentioned that Odisha is properly ready in view of the potential cyclonic storm “Yaas” within the Bay of Bengal.
IMD in its belletion has knowledgeable {that a} low-pressure system is more likely to kind over Bay of Bengal on May 22. This could intensify into melancholy on May 23 and into cyclone on May 24. The cyclone is more likely to make landfall between Odisha and West Bengal. The system could be very more likely to transfer north-westwards and attain Odisha-West Bengal coast round May 26 morning. The climate division has suggested fishermen to not enterprise into deep sea space of central Bay of Bengal between May 23 and May 25 and into north Bay of Bengal alongside and off Odisha coast from May 24 to May 27.
With PTI Inputs
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