Cyclone Jawad weakened!

New Delhi. The India Meteorological Department said that cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’ weakened into a deep depression on Saturday and is likely to weaken further by the time it reaches Puri on Sunday. This is a matter of relief for Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. However, the IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over West Bengal along the banks of the Ganges and North Odisha on Sunday and at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura on Sunday and Monday. Is. The IMD has said that the sea condition will remain unfavorable for shipping and fishermen in the central and northern Bay of Bengal till Sunday.

The cyclonic storm has weakened into a deep depression and it is over west-central Bay of Bengal, about 180 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and Puri at 5:30 pm, the Met Office said in a statement. , was centered 330 km south-southwest of Odisha.

“It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a depression by tomorrow morning,” it said. It is likely to reach near Puri around noon tomorrow. Thereafter, it is very likely to move north-northeastwards along Odisha coast towards West Bengal coast and further weaken into a low pressure area during next 24 hours.

On November 30, a low pressure area had developed over the Andaman Sea. The IMD said that it intensified into a depression on December 2 and into a deep depression on Friday morning and intensified into a cyclone on Friday afternoon.