BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI:’ Cyclone’Yaas’ is predicted to make landfall between Paradip and Sagar islands since a’very severe cyclonic storm’ using a speed rate of 155- 165 kmph gusting into 185 kmph on Wednesday evening, causing heavy rain in the coastal regions of West Bengal and northern Odisha. Releasing its own observed and forecast track, the IMD on Sunday warned of storm surge of approximately 2-4 m in mountainous regions of both the countries. Amid these predictions, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi examined the preparedness of countries and central bureaus to take care of the problem arising from Cyclone’Yaas’ – the title provided by Oman. The Prime Minister led senior officers to operate in close relationship with countries to ensure safe evacuation of individuals from high-risk locations. In addition, he instructed all involved departments to guarantee timely evacuation of the involved with off-shore actions, said an announcement by the prime minister’s office (PMO). Modi through the inspection meeting talked about the necessity to make certain time period of outages of electricity distribution and communication system are minimal and are revived quickly, and requested officials to”ensure appropriate coordination and planning together with state authorities to make sure no disruptions in Covid therapy and vaccination at hospitals”. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) includes pre-positioned 46 teams that are equipped with ships, tree-cutters, electrical equipments etc., in five coastal states/UT – West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and also Puducherry – to get rescue and relief operation. Furthermore, 13 teams have been airlifted for installation on Sunday.
Yaas landfall Probably between Paradip and Sagar islands
