Alert for three states!
On Sunday the meteorological centre said, the severe cyclonic storm `Asani` is very likely to move northwestwards till Tuesday night and reach West central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts.
As per the information, Fishermen are advised not to venture into the deep sea area over the central parts of the Bay of Bengal on May 9-10 and over Northwest Bay of Bengal from May 10-12, as per the weather department. Fishermen whoever out at sea are advised to return to the coast by the morning of 10th May?
According to the information, the meteorological department said, Light to moderate rainfall is very likely to commence from Tuesday (May 9) evening at many places over districts of coastal Odisha and heavy rainfall (7 -11cm) is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, and Puri.
Cyclone Asani is a name given by Sri Lanka that means `wrath` in Sinhalese. India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday morning said that the cyclonic storm named `Asani` is expected to further intensify in the next 24 hours.
A unit of NDRF has been deployed in Balasore and a unit of ODDRAF was sent to Ganjam district. ODRAF teams are also on standby in Krushna Prasad, Satpada, Puri, and Astarang blocks in Puri district, and Jagatsinghpur, Mahakalpada, and Rajnagar in Kendrapara, and Bhadrak.
All the districts have been put on alert and collectors have been empowered to undertake evacuation, keeping in view the local situation.
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