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New Delhi: The first post-monsoon cyclonic storm Sitarang in the North Indian Ocean is likely to reach the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on Tuesday, causing widespread rain in Bengal as well as Odisha around Kali Puja-Diwali. The Meteorological Department has given this information. Several global models have indicated that this weather system is likely to intensify into a severe cyclone with a speed of 100-110 kmph before making landfall on the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday. The Bengal government has started shifting people to safer places in low-lying areas of many districts. At the same time, Odisha has increased vigilance in many of its coastal districts.
Kali Puja will be celebrated in both the states on Monday and Diwali on Tuesday. Earlier, a low pressure area formed on Thursday over North Andaman Sea and adjoining South Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of southeast Bay of Bengal also remained on Friday. According to the Meteorological Department, this weather system is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression over southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal on Saturday, moving northwestwards, On Sunday, it may turn into a deep pressure area over east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal.
Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwards before intensifying into a cyclonic storm over west central and adjoining east central Bay of Bengal on Monday. The Meteorological Department said that this cyclonic weather system can cross the Odisha coast on Tuesday and reach the West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts. On Tuesday, the wind speed will remain 90-110 kmph along and off north and adjoining central Bay of Bengal, West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts. IMD’s Cyclone Monitoring Division Anand Kumar Das explained, “As of Friday, global weather models are suggesting that the cyclone will make landfall on the Bangladesh coast.
But it will definitely affect the coasts adjoining West Bengal, especially 24 Parganas district, he said. However, the sea surface temperature is above normal over the Bay of Bengal, where the star is developing. It is raining in this area, so the water is getting cold. This can prevent a very severe cyclone from becoming more intense. Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds will affect the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal from October 24. Local residents should be prepared. The post-monsoon season cyclones have proved to be more severe in the last 20 years than the pre-monsoon period cyclones.
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Under the influence of this weather system, there is a possibility of heavy rain and thundershowers in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe till 23 October. There is a possibility of widespread rain in Odisha from 23 to 25 October and Gangetic Bengal from 24 to 26 October. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called an emergency meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna on Friday to take stock of the preparedness. Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Jena held an emergency meeting in Odisha. He said, we have asked Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, National Disaster Response Force, Fire Service, Navy, Coast Guard and district officials to be on alert. Because while the weather system crosses the Odisha coast, heavy rains are expected to start over many coastal areas and interior districts. Light to moderate rain is very likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura from October 24 to 26 and Arunachal Pradesh on October 25.
