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| Image Credit ; IMD IST 20:30 2 May |
The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ (pronounced as ‘FONI’) over Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved northwards with a speed of about 15 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 1730 hrs IST of 02 nd May, 2019 over Westcentral Bay of Bengal near latitude 17.5°N and longitude 84.8°E, about 275 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha), 160 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 570 km south-southwest of Digha (West Bengal). It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross Odisha Coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali, south of Puri during tomorrow the 3 rd May forenoon with maximum sustained wind speed of 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph. Landfall process is very likely to continue till noon/afternoon of tomorrow the 3rd May. After the landfall the system is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards, weaken gradually and emerge into Gangetic West Bengal as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with wind speed of 90-100 Kmph gusting to 115 Kmph by early morning of 4th . It is very likely to move further north-northeastwards and emerge into Bangladesh on 4th April evening as a Cyclonic Storm with wind speed 60-70 Kmph gusting to 80 Kmph. The cyclone is being tracked by Doppler Weather Radars Vishakhapatnam & Machilipatnam.
Navy, NDRF deployed
Navy and Coast Guard ships and helicopters, relief teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in strategic locations, while Army and Air Force units have been put on standby as the cyclonic storm is approaching the coast, officials said.
Educational institutions ordered shut and over 8 lakh people in coastal districts are being evacuated.
The NDRF is deploying 41 teams in Andhra Pradesh (8), Odisha (28) and West Bengal (5) for prepositioning. In addition, it is keeping on standby 13 teams in West Bengal and 10 in Andhra Pradesh, an official said.
An NDRF team comprises about 45 personnel.
The Home Ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, said based on the decision of the first meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, the central government has already released advance financial assistance of Rs 1,086 crore to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal to assist them in undertaking preventive and relief measures.
The states have issued advisories and are ensuring that fishermen do not venture into the sea.
81 trains cancelled
Railways has cancelled 81 trains and diverted two more in view of cyclone “Fani”. The railways said that it will grant full refund to passengers for the cancelled or diverted trains if the tickets are produced for cancellation within three days from scheduled date of journey.
Some of the trains which have been cancelled include Howrah-Chennai Central Coromandal Express, Patna-Eranakulam Express, New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express, Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express, Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram Express.
Source ; Input From IMD and PTI
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