Cyclone Jawad: Heavy rains lash Odisha near coast

Rain lashes Kolkata as Cyclone Jawad progresses further. 

Puri receives heavy rainfall under influence of Cyclone Jawad.

The Deep Depression remnant of cyclonic storm Jawad lays about 230 km east-northeast of Vizag, 130 km south-southwest of Gopalpur, 180 km south-southwest of Puri and 270 km south-southwest of Paradip. It is likely to weaken into a depression and reach Puri coast around noon: IMD.

Ahead of the expected landfall of cyclonic storm Jawad at the Odisha coast near Puri around noon on Sunday, 18 NDRF teams have been deployed in West Bengal as the sea at Digha has turned rough due to cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Jawad is likely to weaken further from deep depression into depression by Sunday morning, the India Meteorological Department said. "Deep Depression remnant of Cyclonic Storm 'Jawad' over West Central Bay of Bengal, lay centered at 23:30 hours IST of December 4, near Lat 17.5 degree North, Long 85.0 degree East, about 200 kilometres south of Gopalpur. Likely to move North-North-East wards, weaken further into a Depression by morning of December 5, reach Odisha coast near Puri around noon of same day,"a the weather agency said.

Moderate rain, thundershowers with one or two intense, heavy spells of rain likely to affect some parts of districts of Ganjam, Puri, Khorda, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack during the next three hours: Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar  .

Odisha's Puri witnesses moderate rainfall as cyclonic storm Jawad is likely to reach around noon today; 'Jawad' is likely to weaken further into a Depression, as per IMD prediction.

The sea at Digha has turned rough due to cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal. "Deep Depression remnant of cyclonic storm Jawad to weaken further into a Depression, reach Odisha coast near Puri around noon today," says IMD.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bhubaneshwar director HR Biswas on Friday informed that Cyclone Jawad is expected to hit the coastal region of Puri on Sunday. While speaking to media, Biswas said, "The Cyclone Jawad was observed moving northwards in the past 1 hour and will continue the same for the next 12 hours. Weakening trend in the intensity of the cyclone and expected to hit the coastal regions of Puri tomorrow and will weaken gradually."

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba while chairing National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) meeting on Thursday and Friday reviewed the preparedness to deal with the cyclone and directed all state and Central agencies to follow each necessary protocol to ensure "no scope for loss of lives and to minimize the damage of property".

18 NDRF teams are deployed in West Bengal. We carried out awareness programmes and ready for evacuations if needed. It's a matter of relief that 'Jawad' will weaken into a deep depression when it reaches Puri beach tomorrow: SD Prasad, Asst Commandant, NDRF in Digha. 

In a tweet today morning, the weather agency IMD wrote, "Deep Depression remnant of Cyclonic Storm 'Jawad' over West Central Bay of Bengal, lay centered at 23:30 hours IST of December 4, near Lat 17.5 degree North, Long 85.0 degree East, about 200 kilometres south of Gopalpur. Likely to move North-North-East wards, weaken further into a Depression by morning of December 5, reach Odisha coast near Puri around noon of same day."