West Bengal braces for cyclonic storm Jawad, heavy rainfall likely in coastal districts
The Hindu
Police urges people to remain alert and to move to higher grounds
A cyclonic storm brewing over Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy to very heavy rainfall along the coastal districts of West Bengal over the weekend, officials at regional meteorological centre in Kolkata said on Friday.
The West Bengal Government has issued advisory for fishermen not to venture into the sea and teams of National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force has been deployed in coastal districts of the State.
The weather office predicted that the cyclonic storm is likely to move north-westwards and reach west-central Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh – south Odisha coasts by Saturday morning. “Thereafter it is likely to recurve north-north-eastwards and move along Odisha coast reaching near Puri around Sunday noon. Thereafter it is likely to continue to move north-north-eastwards towards West Bengal coast,” the bulletin issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata said.