The well-marked low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Saturday morning, laying centred around 1,100 km south of Paradip in Odisha, the MeT department said.
The Odisha government on Friday asked 12 district collectors in the coastal region to remain prepared as a cyclonic storm 'Amphan' is brewing over the Bay of Bengal. Chief secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday held a review meeting to ensure all precautionary measures are in place to face any eventuality that may arise due to the cyclone.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday released a detailed list of names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean, including the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.
Due to the cyclonic storm 'Pawan' near Africa, Fishermen in Gujrat advised refrain from venturing into the area because of unseasonal rain for the next two days.
The yearly average for the area is 1.7. Compared to the Arabian Sea, the activity over the Bay of Bengal has been subdued, with three cyclones recorded so far against the average four every year, the IMD said.
The West Bengal government on Saturday handed over reports on the impact of cyclone 'Bulbul' to a central team that had surveyed the affected areas in the state, a senior official said.
Cyclone Bulbul that battered the coastal districts of West Bengal before hurtling towards Bangladesh has caused a loss which could be between Rs 15,000 crore and Rs 19,000 crore in the state, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Banerjee flew over the 'Bulbul'-hit areas in Kakdweep, Namkhana and Bakkhali in a helicopter and later held an administrative meeting at Kakdweep where she announced formation of a task force headed by Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha to supervise the relief and restoration work
The trawler had capsized on Saturday midnight 50 metre off the island when it was caught in the severe cyclone, which made its landfall between Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas and Khepupara in Bangladesh
Power services in cyclone 'Bulbul' hit areas in West Bengal and Odisha have been restored on Monday, while telecommunication links are expected to be back soon.
The severe cyclonic storm, which brought in its wake heavy rain coupled with gale wind till early Sunday, uprooted hundreds of trees and snapped cables in the city and its adjoining areas in North and South 24 Parganas and East
Three people died in West Bengal and Odisha after the 'very severe' cyclonic storm Bulbul weakened into a 'severe' one on Saturday evening, wreaking havoc in the coastal districts of both the states and causing damage to thousands of houses, uprooting trees and affecting hundreds of phone towers, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said on Sunday.
Bangladesh government has put a temporary ban on movement of ferries and boats in internal river routes alongside all fishing boats and trawlers over the northern part of the Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone Bulbul made landfall in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday.
Cyclonic storm Bulbul weakened from 'very severe' to 'severe' and has crossed the coast of West Bengal with a maximum wind speed of 110-120 km per hour gusting up to 120 km per hour into Bangladesh, said the MeT department. Cyclonic storm Bulbul lay centred about 75 km east-northeast of Sundarban National Park in West Bengal, it added.
At least 75 passengers of a cruise ship in the Bay of Bengal were rescued by the West Bengal police while Severe Cyclone Bulbul raged on Saturday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
The Indian Navy has put on standby three ships in the Bay of Bengal to carry out disaster relief work in the wake of Cyclone Bulbul which is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast by Saturday night, officials said here.
Hurtling high-speed cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' began landfall on Saturday night between Sagar Islands of West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh. The storm is likely to move northwestwards into Bangladesh over the Sunderban delta. Sunderbans experienced winds gusting upto 120 kilometres per hour on Saturday night.
Heavy rains and high-velocity winds trigerred by the very severe cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' lashed coastal Odisha on Saturday claiming one life, uprooting trees and snapping road links. One person died in a wall collapse in Kendrapara district of coastal Odisha.
Incessant rain since the early hours of Saturday has left parts of Kolkata and its adjoining suburbs with waterlogged streets and overflowing drains, leading to traffic congestion during busy office hours
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