The Director General, of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), briefed the Committee about the current status of the well-marked low-pressure area over the east-central Bay of Bengal. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression by October 22 morning and
In response to the anticipated Cyclone alert for October 15th, 16th and 17th in Chennai by Indian Meteorological Department, Chennai Metro Rail Services will be operated with increased frequency of services to support Chennai public at times of heavy rain.
Raising concern over climate change DGM, IMD, Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that an ice-melting process in polar regions is causing sea-level rise and coastal areas are facing problems, especially during cyclones.
The relentless downpours, compounded by the remnants of Cyclonic Storm Asna, have wreaked havoc in several regions, prompting widespread relief and rescue operations.
Heavy monsoon rains have caused death and destruction in Balochistan, with at least five people killed and hundreds displaced. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued warnings for further rain and landslides in several regions, reported Dawn.
Speaking to ANI about the cyclone warning, Srinuvas, IMD official, Visakhapatnam, said, " The depression is over South Odisha and adjoining South Chhattisgarh and the north Andhra Pradesh coast. It is likely to move in a west-northwest direction further and gradually weaken into a well-marke
Even though Cyclone Asna has mostly left Sindh behind, Balochistan may still have thundershowers with heavy rainfall along its coastal districts until Sunday night, according to a senior official at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Dawn reported.
Residents of Pakistan's Sindh province, including Karachi, are preparing for heavy rainfall as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a warning that a deep depression, located approximately 120 kilometres southeast of Karachi, has strengthened into Cyclone Asna, The News Inte
The Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a warning that the cyclone "Asna", a deep depression over the Arabian Sea , causing the heavy rains in Gujarat moved is likely to move West-Northwest over the Northeast Arabian sea and away from the Indian Coast during the next 24 hours
Earlier, the Inter-Ministerial Central Team was divided into two groups and visited the flood-affected districts of Dibrugarh, Majuli, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Cachar, Karimganj & Hailakandi.