The Meteorological Center, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Sunday said that Cyclone ‘Aasani’ is very likely to move northwestwards by Tuesday night and reach west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts. .
Top Updates on Cyclone Asani:
- Light to moderate rainfall is very likely to start at many places over Coastal Odisha districts from Tuesday evening and heavy rainfall (7 -11 cm) at one or two places over Gajapati, Ganjam and Puri districts. meteorological center said.
- According to the Meteorological Department, fishermen are advised not to venture into the central parts of Bay of Bengal on May 9-10 and into the deep sea area of north-west Bay of Bengal from May 10-12.
- fishermen Those at sea are advised to return to shore by the morning of May 10. Cyclone Asani is a name given by Sri Lanka which means ‘anger’ in Sinhala.
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday morning that the cyclonic storm named ‘Aasani’ is likely to intensify further in the next 24 hours.
- Farmers in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district are gearing up for cyclone ‘easiness’ as the IMD has predicted heavy rains in West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
- In the last two cyclones, there was loss of life and property to the farmers. According to the IMD, there is a possibility of heavy rain in Kolkata and South Bengal between May 10 and 13. Earlier, farmers are trying to save their harvested crops from the field.
- This, being the paddy harvest season, most of the farmers are able to harvest the crop and take it back from the field, but there are many farmers whose crop is still in the field and they are working hard to save it.
(with inputs from agencies)
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