The head of IMD says there will be damage to standing crops and trees could fall.
A developing cyclonic disturbance in the Bay of Bengal is expected to turn into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ on Tuesday night, according to the cyclone warning division of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
“There will be damage to standing crops, trees could fall and thatched roofs will likely blow away given their intensity,” said M. Mohapatra, Director General, IMD. “We have issued warnings as of Saturday so this should give fishermen and farmers some time to rescue and rescue them.”
India uses a five-step classification scheme for cyclonic storms, and those with wind speeds of 90-100 km / h are called “severe cyclonic storm” and those with progressively higher speeds are referred to as “very severe”. and “extremely severe”.
The developing storm, if it becomes a cyclone on Tuesday, will be called NIVAR, Mohapatra said. It is currently located about 520 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 560 km south-southeast of Chennai.
“It is very likely that it will intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours. It is very likely that it will move northwest and cross the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around the afternoon of November 25, 2020, ”the IMD evening update said Monday.
Central meeting
Union Cabinet Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on Monday to review states’ readiness via video conference with Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretaries, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Secretaries of the Ministries of Home, Energy, Telecommunications, Civil Aviation, Navigation and Health; President of the Board of Railways; Member Secretary, National Agency for Disaster Management; and representatives of the National Disaster Response Force and the Ministry of Defense also informed the NCMC about the arrangements and assistance to the States involved.
October to December is a ‘cyclone season’ that sees several originating from the Bay of Bengal as well as the Arabian Sea.
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