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  • Cyclone Sitrang: Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm, IMD issues alerts

    Cyclone Sitrang: Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm, IMD issues alerts

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    Cyclone Sitrang: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Sitrang’, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. In a tweet, the weather forecasting agency said the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into the cyclonic storm ‘Sitrang’ at 5:30 pm, 580 km south of Sagar Island and 740 km south-southwest of Barisal (Bangladesh). 

    The storm will move north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh’s coast between Tinkona Island and Sandwip around Tuesday early morning, the department added. Cyclone Sitrang will primarily impact the Sunderbans spread over West Bengal and Bangladesh, as tidal waves are likely to reach a height of six metres.

    IMD Kolkata’s Deputy Director General Sanjib Bandopadhyay said the main affected area will be the Sunderbans in the coastal areas of North and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal and in Bangladesh. 

    He said the height of the waves due to the cyclone will be one metre above the astronomical tide level. But since the new moon is on October 25, he said, the tide level owing to it will be five to six metres at West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, so the effective height of the tide at the time of landfall on Tuesday morning will be around six metres in North and South 24 Parganas.

    The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall for parts of West Bengal and Odisha. For Odisha, the department predicted light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy fall at many places over coastal districts on 24th and isolated heavy rainfall over north coastal districts on Tuesday, 25 October. In Odisha, districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, and Cuttack are predicted to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next two days. 

    In West Bengal, light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy fall is likely over coastal districts South and North Parganas, East and adjoining West Medinipur on Monday, 24th October. The weather office has issued an orange alert for these four districts on Monday. 

    “Light to moderate rainfall at many with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over coastal districts (South & North Parganas and Nadia) of West Bengal on 25th October,” it said. For these three districts, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for Tuesday. 

    With inputs from PTI

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  • Cyclone Sitrang: Low-pressure area intensifies into depression, cyclone likely by Oct 24

    Cyclone Sitrang: Low-pressure area intensifies into depression, cyclone likely by Oct 24

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    Cyclone Sitrang: A low-pressure area over the north Andaman sea has intensified into a depression and is expected to take intensify into a cyclonic storm over the central Bay of Bengal by Monday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

    The low-pressure area over the north Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of the south Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestward and concentrated into a depression at 8:30 am on Saturday. “It is very likely to move northwestward and intensify further into a Deep Depression over the east-central and adjoining southeast bay of Bengal by 23rd October morning,” the weather agency said.

    Subsequently, it is very likely to recurve gradually north-northeastwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over the central Bay of Bengal by 24 October morning. Thereafter, it would continue to move north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast between Tinkona Island and Sandwip around 25th October early morning, the IMD said.

    Once formed, the cyclonic storm will be known as ‘Sitrang’. This name has been proposed by Thailand.

    Due to this weather system, fairly widespread rainfall is likely to strike Bengal and Odisha during the next few days. The weather department has warned fishermen against venturing into the deep sea area of the central Bay of Bengal from Saturday, and along and off Odisha and Bengal coasts between October 23 and 26.

    IMD-Kolkata Deputy Director-General Sanjib Bandopadhyay said isolated places in North-24 Parganas and South-24 Parganas districts will get heavy to very heavy rainfall on October 24. Paschim Medinipur may also experience heavy showers on Monday. The following day, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, and South 24 Parganas are likely to get heavy rainfall.

    Kolkata, Howrah and Hooghly may witness moderate rainfall on Monday and Tuesday.

    The scientist said that wind speed of 45 to 55 km gusting to 65 kmph is likely in the districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas on October 24. The next day, the wind speed may reach 90 to 100 kmph, gusting to 110 kmph, in these districts.
     

    Ahead of the storm, the administration has suspended ferry services in the Sundarban area. Water-based sporting activities, too, have been put on hold in the beach towns of Mandarmoni and Digha.

    In Odisha, the districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Cuttack, and Khurda are likely to witness heavy rainfall. Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena said that the government has put authorities of eight districts on high alert. He also said the state government was in touch with different agencies such as the NDRF, Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy, and Fire Services for rescue operations if need be.

    Jena said the cyclone was likely to go past the Odisha coast, maintaining a distance of around 200 km from Dhamra Port.

    With inputs from PTI

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