After making landfall, Super Cyclone Amphan is likely to maintain the intensity of the cyclonic storm until tomorrow morning: IMD

The Indian Meteorological Department on Wednesday, in its national cyclone bulletin, stated that after super cyclone Amphan makes landfall on the Bengal coast tonight, it is highly likely to continue to move north-northeast through Ganges of West Bengal and Bangladesh before gradually weakening.

“It is likely to maintain the intensity of the cyclonic storm until the morning of May 21,” the meteorological department said in its bulletin.

Thereafter, Amphan will weaken into a deep depression over Bangladesh, the IMD said.

Under Amphan’s influence, the gale wind speed reaching 70-80 km / h with gusts at 90 km / h is likely to occur in the interior Murshidabad and Nadia districts of Gangetic West Bengal on the night of May 20 to May 21 in the morning.

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On May 21 it is very likely that it will rain moderate to moderate in most places with heavy isolated rainfall over the inner Ganges districts of West Bengal.

Mild to moderate rainfall is expected in most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall in some places over the Malda and Dinajpur districts in Bengal on May 20 and most sub-Himalayan and Sikkim West Bengal districts on 21 May, it is read in the bulletin.

Assam and Meghalaya may receive light to moderate rainfall, with heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas, on May 21.

Expected damage

Inland districts of Gangetic West Bengal are likely to see minor damage to communication and power lines, while greater damage is expected for kutcha (cementless houses, without bricks) and some pucca roads in the region, IMD said.