Cyclone Asani: West Bengal will witness heavy rainfall and thunderstorm from May 10 to 13 

A low-pressure region that was created over the South Andaman Sea is probably going to strengthen into a cyclonic thunderstorm and arrive at the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha shores on May 10, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director-General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said. As indicated by him, the low-pressure region is probably going to move north-westwards and increase into a downturn over the southeast Bay of Bengal and into a cyclonic tempest over the east-central Bay of Bengal, news agency PTI reported. 

Heavy rain and thunderstorm in west Bengal  

According to the weather department, tempests(thunderstorms) and weighty precipitation are probably going to be seen over the areas of Gangetic West Bengal between May 10 and 13 (Tuesday and Friday), taking into account the logical development of the cyclonic tempest. 

Assuming the framework transforms into a cyclone, it will be called Asani, a name given by Sri Lanka, the Telegraph detailed. In Sinhalese, Asani implies fury. West Bengal, including Kolkata, is probably going to observe a weighty downpour between May 10 and 13. There are areas of strength for strong tempests in Kolkata from May 10 to 11, Met authorities said. The real effect will depend upon the course of the tempest. 

Odisha is prepared to face any eventuality: Special Relief Commissioner 

The Odisha government has said that its catastrophe reaction and fire administration groups have been kept on reserve after the estimate. The district has experienced cyclones in the last three summers: “Yaas” in 2021, “Amphan” in 2020, and “Fani” in 2019. Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), PK Jena, said that 17 groups of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force), 20 groups of ODRAF (Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force), and 175 groups of local groups of firefighter staff have been ordered. Moreover, the NDRF specialists have been asked to save 10 additional groups for any crisis. 

“The IMD can give subtleties of the cyclone, its breeze speed, and landfall area solely after the development of the downturn on May 7. As the ocean conditions might be harsh from May 9 to May 10, anglers shouldn’t branch out. “We have assessed that the breeze speed of the cyclonic tempest will stay at 80-90 kmph in the ocean,” Mohapatra said, as cited by PTI. 

He informed us that the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have been placed on notice to keep a vigil on the development of anglers in the ocean. In the wake of holding a video meeting with the authorities of 18 areas, the Special Relief Commissioner guaranteed that Odisha is ready to confront any possibility. The gatherers have been placed on alert and requested to go to all lengths required. 

Chief General of Fire Services, SK Upadhaya, expressed that all leaves of fire administration staff have been dropped. They’ve been asked to start rebuilding as soon as possible in the event that their towers are hit by a possible cyclone, but that’s not the only thing they’ve been asked to do. 

Is Landfall Between Andhra Pradesh And Odisha Certain? 

Whether the cyclonic tempest makes landfall between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha is not yet clear. “We have not yet made any conjecture on where it will make landfall.” We have likewise not referenced anything on the conceivable breeze speed during the landfall, “IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohapatra said,” as cited by PTI. 

Likewise, GK Das, Director, India Meteorological Department, said, “There are a few prospects. The cyclone could resume and move towards Bangladesh. It could debilitate on account of the hot and dry northwesterly breezes in the center levels of the climate. Greater lucidity will arise by Sunday,” the Telegraph detailed. 

Published By – Chirag Agrawal

Edited By – Naveen Kumar