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Cyclone Jawad is expected to reach Vishakhapatnam by tomorrow evening: IMD

Cyclone Jawad is likely to attain Vishakhapatnam via Saturday nighttime, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Friday.


Speaking to ANI, Director General of IMD Mrityunjay Mahapatra stated, "Due to heavy rainfall, electric and telephonic traces may be disrupted. Cyclone indicators are announced inside the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh. This can change into a cyclonic storm and is probably to reach Vishakhapatnam via the evening tomorrow."



"Later, the cyclone will flow closer to Odisha and heavy rainfall will be determined in all coastal areas. Rainfall intensity is probable to growth on December 4. Wind velocity is anticipated to be 50-55 kmph and will growth step by step gusting to 100 kmph" he brought.


Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre Director Sunanda stated that the cyclone is probably to maintain to transport northwestwards and intensify right into a cyclonic typhoon during the next 12 hours. It is probable to attain the west-crucial Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts by Saturday.


Thereafter, it's miles likely to recurve north-northeastwards and circulate along north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts during the following 24 hours with a most sustained wind velocity of 80-90 kmph gusting to one hundred kmph.


In view of cyclonic storm Jawad, 46 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally chaired a high-level assembly on Thursday to review the preparedness of States and Central Ministries and worried businesses to deal with the scenario bobbing up out of the in all likelihood formation of Cyclone Jawad, informed the Prime Minister's Office.


As per PMO, the Prime Minister directed officers to take every possible measure to make sure that people are appropriately evacuated and to make certain maintenance of all crucial services along with energy, telecommunications, health, consuming water etc. And that they're restored right now inside the event of any disruption.


Cabinet Secretary has also reviewed the state of affairs and preparedness with the Chief Secretaries of all of the Coastal States and Central Ministries or Agencies concerned.

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