![]() Cabinet Secretary has reviewed the situation and preparedness with Chief Secretaries of all the Coastal States and Central Ministries/ Agencies concerned.IMD has been issuing regular bulletins with the latest forecast to all the concerned States. It is likely to cause heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & W.Bengal.IMD informed that the low-pressure region in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into Cyclone Jawad and is expected to reach coast of North Andhra Pradesh – Odisha around morning of Saturday 4th December 2021, with the wind speed ranging up to 100 kmph.The possibility of landslides in hilly areas has also been predicted. People in affected areas should remain indoors. Wind speed in coastal areas near Bhubaneswar would be around 60-80 kmph from Dec 4 afternoon.Fishermen advised not to venture into sea from 3 to 5 December, IMD scientist Umashankar Das on cyclone Jawad said. In Bhubaneswar, a red alert has been issued in 4 districts, Orange warning in 7 districts for heavy to very heavy rainfall.Disaster Relief teams and Medical Teams too are on standby along the eastern coast. Air Force and Engineer task force units of Army are also on standby for deployment. The Indian Coast Guard and Navy have deployed ships and helicopters for relief, search and rescue operations. NDRF has pre-positioned 29 teams equipped with boats, tree-cutters, telecom equipment etc and 33 teams are on standby. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation, preparedness of NDRF, SDRF teams in a high-level meeting on Thursday. According to IMD, the cyclonic storm is likely to move northwestwards, intensify further and reach near north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts around Saturday, December 4 morning. Cyclone Jawad may hit Odisha, North Andhra around Dec 4 with wind speed ranging upto 100 kmphĬyclone Jawad: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and nearby regions have been put on alert in wake of cyclone Jawad which is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on December 3 and may cause gusty winds, heavy spells of rains.All concerned ministries, agencies working in synergy to proactively counter the impact of cylcone.PM chairs high level meeting to review preparedness to deal with Cyclone Jawad.
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