Odisha Government has been cautioned against a looming cyclonic storm in the next two to three days, official sources said.

1. Odisha Government Alerts For
Cyclone

2. Odisha Government has been cautioned
against a looming cyclonic storm in the
next two to three days, official sources
said.

3. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi and
Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada P
Sethi have received advisory from National
Emergency Response Centre (NERC), under
the Ministry of Home Affairs.

4. NERC said Monday a depression formed over
South East Bay of Bengal was likely to move
North-West wards towards Odisha Coast over
the next 72 hours.

5. "The depression is likely to intensify by Tuesday
and turn into a cyclonic storm in the following
hours. It is very likely to move North-West ward
towards Odisha and adjoining north Andhra
Pradesh coast during the next 72hours," NERC
said.

6. The State Government should take
appropriate precautionary measures under
such circumstances, urged NERC.

7. H R Biswas, Director IMD Bhubaneswar, also
confirmed in the morning that a "Depression
has been recorded at a distance of around
720 KM from Gopalpur in Odisha".

8. The State was likely to experience heavy
rainfall on October 10 and October 11, he
stated. Mr.Sethi, SRC said he was in touch with
the IMD New Delhi on the matter. The State
Government would issue alert to districts well
in advance, he said.

9. The IMD, in a special bulletin Monday afternoon,
said Odisha could expect heavy to very-heavy
rainfall at isolated places in the coastal areas
for four days, beginning on
October 9.

10. Squally winds reaching a speed of 45 to 55 km
per hour,gusting to 65 km per hour, were also
likely to prevail along and off North Andhra
Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal coasts from
9 October afternoon, it said.

11. Fishermen have been advised not to venture
into Central Bay of Bengal from 8-10 October
and Northern BoB from 9-11 October, the IMD
advised.

12. However, Prof.Surendranath Pasupalak, VC
OUAT has said that the cyclone is likely to hit
Bangladesh and unlikely to affect Odisha Coast.

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