NEW DELHI: Even a low-pressure place from the Bay of Bengal has turned to a depression which could cross over the West Bengal along with Odisha coasts on May 26 as a”very severe cyclonic storm”, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. The depression is expected to intensify to a cyclonic storm,”Yaas”, by Monday, it included. “It (the depression) is extremely likely to proceed north-northwestwards and intensify to a cyclonic storm by 24th May dawn and into a really severe cyclonic storm through the following 24 hours. It might continue to proceed north-northwestwards, intensify further and attain Northwest Bay of Bengal nearby West Bengal and north west Odisha coasts from 26th May dawn,” that the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD stated. “it’s extremely likely to cross north west Odisha-West Bengal involving the Paradip and Sagar islands through day of 26th May as a very severe cyclonic storm,” it added. The country governments in addition to the Centre are getting ready for the cyclone which will bring storms with a rate that range 155-165 kmph and gusting into 185 kmph. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a timely evacuation of the involved with overseas activities as he conducts a high level assembly to assess the readiness of the country and central agencies to handle the situation arising from Cyclone Yaas. He asked officials to operate in close relationship with the countries to guarantee safe evacuation of individuals from the insecure places and stressed the necessity to make sure that the time period of outages of their electricity distribution and communication system is minimal and these connections are restored quickly, an announcement issued from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated. Modi also requested the officers to ensure appropriate preparation and coordination with the conditions to make sure no disturbance is due by the treatment of Covid patients at hospitals and vaccination against the viral illness. He called for between a variety of stakeholders like the coastal communities and businesses by directly reaching them out, the PMO stated.
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