After making landfall at a speed of 110 to 120 kmph between West Bengal’s Sagar Islands and Khepupara in Bangladesh on Sunday early in the morning, severe cyclonic storm Bulbul is now likely to weaken gradually as it moves towards coastal Bangladesh and adjoining South and North 24 Parganas districts of Bengal, says IMD.
Heavy rains lashed coastal West Bengal throughout Saturday, uprooting trees. Gale wind with gusts up to 135 kmph prevailed off the coastal and adjoining districts of West and East Midnapore, South and North 24 Parganas as the eye of the storm made landfall around midnight. Four deaths have been reported from Bengal due to heavy rain triggered by the very severe cyclonic storm.
Death toll in cyclonic storm Bulbul related incidents has risen to 14 in Bengal.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday conducted an aerial survey of the cyclone Bulbul-ravaged areas of South 24 Parganas district and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of each of those killed in the storm.
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik conducted an aerial survey of the areas affected due to Cyclone Bulbul, earlier today.
Bodies of four out of the nine fishermen who went missing after their trawler capsized off Mousuni Island in West Bengal under the impact of Cyclone Bulbul were recovered in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and the NDRF, a senior Coast Guard officer said Monday.
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. (PTI)
The CM, following an aerial survey of the cyclone-ravaged areas of Namkhana and Bakkhali, held an administrative meeting in Kakdwip to review the work being undertaken in the aftermath of the disaster.
"My administration did a commendable job. The devastation, otherwise, could have been far more... If they (officials) had not rescued 1.78 lakh people, I cannot say what would have happened. They will be rewarded. Even the central government applauded (the efforts)," she said. (PTI)
As many as 1.78 lakh people have been shifted to 471 relief camps set up across West Bengal.
Snow clearing operations on Manali Leh road is still underway. The road is expected to be cleared by this evening.
Lauding the administration in South 24 Parganas district for its initiatives to minimise the impact of Cyclone 'Bulbul', West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those killed in the storm.
She also constituted a task force to look into the relief and restoration work.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conducted aerial survey of areas affected by Cyclone Bulbul today.
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, news agency PTI reported.
"Light to moderate rainfall at many places very likely over South Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram during next 24 hours," the latest MeT bulletin said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday cancelled a scheduled administrative meeting to make an aerial survey of the cyclone-affected areas in South 24 Parganas district, a senior official said. Besides cancelling the meeting with officials at the
state secretariat here, Banerjee has also postponed her visit to north Bengal on Tuesday, the official said. (PTI)
The death toll from Cyclone Bulbul rose to 12 in Bangladesh and five fishermen are still missing, government officials said on Monday.
Most of the victims had refused to evacuate and died due to falling trees, said Enamur Rahman, Bangladesh's junior minister for disaster management and relief. One fisherman drowned and five were missing after their boats capsized on Sunday due to strong winds and currents, authorities said. Another 30 fishermen were rescued, Reuters reported.
Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Monday morning. At 10.37 am, the air quality index (AQI) was 331. The AQI at Rohini, Bawana and Anand Vihar was 380, 375 and 373 respectively. Government air quality monitoring service SAFAR said the city's air quality was expected to turn 'severe' by Tuesday. The average AQI stood at 321 on Sunday. In the National Capital Region (NCR), the AQI in Noida was 358, while Ghaziabad recorded an AQI of 364. Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad recorded AQI of 346, 304 and 306 respectively. On Sunday, most of the 37 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded air quality in the 'very poor' category. (PTI)
Jammu & Kashmir: Snow clearance operation underway on Mughal Road in Rajouri.
Under Cyclone Bulbul's influence, light to moderate rainfall at many places is likely over south Assam & Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram during next 24 hours., according to the latest weather forecast by IMD. The minimum temperature is also likely to fall over northwest and adjoining central India by 2-4°C during the next 2-3 days.
Delhiites woke up to a hazy Monday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 13.5 degrees Celsius, officials said. The minimum temperature was one notch below the season's average, MeT officials said. The weatherman has forecast mist during day time and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 29 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
Cyclone Bulbul made its way to neighbouring Bangladesh, where eight people were killed and 30 injured. Authorities said 36 fishermen went missing and around 6,000 homes were partially or fully damaged. Read more here
Major pollutants PM 2.5 at 251 & PM 10 at 232, both in 'poor' category in Lodhi Road area, according to Air Quality Index (AQI) data.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the deep depression weakened into a depression over southeast Bangladesh & adjoining south Tripura at 05:30 am today.
Since Sunday morning, 16-year-old Ranajit Halder has been frantically searching for his books inside his damaged home at Amarabati village in West Bengal’s Fraserganj area. He found only two books and they too were soaked. The Class X student, whose exams start on November 29, now has neither books nor notes. “I don’t know how I will study for the exam. All my books are damaged,” says Haldar, who studies in Narayanitala Dhaneshwar Sikhsha Sadan. Read more
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