Cyclonic storm Asani more likely to weaken because it curves away from the east coast

By PTI

BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA/RANCHI: Severe cyclonic storm Asani which packed gale-force winds as much as 120 kmph, is more likely to curve away from the coast and run parallel to the east coast in a north-northeast-ward path and step by step weaken, the Met workplace stated on Monday.

Coming near North Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts, it’s more likely to reduce in depth right into a cyclonic storm by Tuesday night time.

The cyclone won’t make landfall both in Odisha or Andhra Pradesh however will transfer parallel to the east coast and trigger heavy rain, IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra had stated in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

At least 11 fishermen from Odisha, who had been stranded for round eight hours within the tough sea because of the raging extreme cyclone ‘Asani’, had been rescued on Monday with assist of the Indian Coast Guard, an official stated.

The fishermen had on May 7 gone to Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam to purchase a fishing boat, and whereas getting back from there, they had been caught within the sea round 4-5 km off the coast close to Sonaput in Ganjam district after their newly-bought vessel developed some technical glitches, he stated.

The cyclonic storm system, which lay about 410 km southeast of Visakhapatnam and 590 km south of Puri at 2.30 pm on Monday, is transferring in a north-westward path with a sustained floor wind pace of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph. It prompted heavy to reasonable rainfall in Odisha and West Bengal throughout the day.

Under the affect of the cyclone, coastal Odisha and adjoining areas of north coastal Andhra Pradesh and coastal West Bengal are anticipated to obtain extra rainfall from Tuesday night.

The climate workplace stated that very excessive sea situations had been more likely to prevail over west-central and adjoining south Bay of Bengal and requested fishermen to not enterprise out within the area from Tuesday for at the very least two days. It additionally suggested that tourism actions in coastal areas and sea seashores be suspended until May 13.

In Odisha, two to 3 spells of rain occurred in districts reminiscent of Khurda, Ganjam, Puri, Cuttack and Bhadrak.

The Odisha authorities on Monday deliberate evacuation of individuals residing in 4 coastal districts.

Distant warning sign 2 (asking ships to not come close to the coast) has been hoisted in all ports in Odisha in view of the approaching extreme cyclone.

The cyclone is more likely to trigger heavy rain within the southern a part of West Bengal together with Kolkata, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas and Nadia districts between Monday and Thursday, the weatherman stated.

Kolkata and its adjoining areas obtained a spell of downpour on Monday morning, resulting in waterlogging of thoroughfares and inflicting site visitors snarls in numerous components of town. The Regional Met division at Alipore in Kolkata recorded 58 mm rainfall until 5.30 pm, whereas Salt Lake obtained 61 mm rainfall.

The climate workplace in Ranchi stated that Jharkhand will expertise mild to reasonable rainfall, apart from lightning and thunderstorm, in its southern, central and northeast components from May 11 to 13.

Gusty winds at pace of 30 to 40 kmph are additionally anticipated in some pockets.

“Since the system is unlikely to make landfall on either Odisha or Andhra Pradesh, it will not make any large impact in Jharkhand. The state will experience a change in weather due to the system’s expanded cloud band and the incursion of moisture from the Bay of Bengal,” Ranchi meteorological centre in cost Abhishek Anand informed PTI.

The system is anticipated to offer additional respite from the recent climate situation.

Jharkhand’s most temperature has already dropped by one to 2 levels Celsius from the conventional as a consequence of intermittent rains in components of the state for the previous few days.

Capital Ranchi registered 34.6 levels Celsius at 2.30 pm on Monday, a drop of 1.6 levels Celsius from Sunday. Daltonganj recorded the state’s highest temperature at 39.8 levels Celsius, a fall of 1 diploma Celsius from the conventional since Sunday, and Jamshedpur at 36.6 levels Celsius, a drop of two.4 levels Celsius from the conventional temperature, the Met workplace stated.

In Andaman and Nicobar Islands, nevertheless, regular life remained unaffected as no rainfall was skilled on Monday.

Inter-island ferry companies had been operational however fishermen had been suggested to not enterprise into deep seas, officers stated.