Kolkata gets rainfall under the influence of Cyclone Jawad on Sunday. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)Cyclone Jawad Live News:Heavy rain pounded the southern part of West Bengal and coastal region of Odisha on Sunday affecting normal life, as cyclone Jawad weakened into a depression, the Met department said. The cyclonic storm is likely to further weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next 12 hours, as a result of which several districts of south Bengal may receive heavy rain till Tuesday morning.
“The Depression (remnant of cyclonic storm Jawad) over northwest Bay of Bengal near Odisha coast moved northeastwards with a speed of 25 kmph during past 6 hours, and lay centred at 5.30 pm over northwest Bay of Bengal close to Odisha coast about 30 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 120 km east-northeast of Puri (Odisha) and 210 south-southwest of Sagar Island (West Bengal),” the IMD said in its bulletin at 8 pm.
The coastal districts of Odisha were soaked as the remnants of cyclone Jawad reached Puri coast in the afternoon before taking a re-curve in north-northeast direction and reaching Paradip. Later the system further progressed towards West Bengal coast. As the system reached near Puri, devotees and several organisations in the town started prayer seeking blessings of Lord Jagannath to save the state.
South Bengal districts such as North and South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Kolkata, Hooghly, Birbhum, Bankura and Nadia received heavy rain of varied intensity on Sunday.
In Andhra Pradesh, over 54,008 people from the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam have been evacuated. The West Bengal government has stopped ferry services on the Hooghly river, evacuated people from coastal areas and urged tourists not to visit seaside resorts.
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Heavy rain pounded the southern part of West Bengal and coastal region of Odisha on Sunday affecting normal life, as cyclone Jawad weakened into a depression, the Met department said. The cyclonic storm is likely to further weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next 12 hours, as a result of which several districts of south Bengal may receive heavy rain till Tuesday morning.
“The Depression (remnant of cyclonic storm Jawad) over northwest Bay of Bengal near Odisha coast moved northeastwards with a speed of 25 kmph during past 6 hours, and lay centred at 5.30 pm over northwest Bay of Bengal close to Odisha coast about 30 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 120 km east-northeast of Puri (Odisha) and 210 south-southwest of Sagar Island (West Bengal),” the IMD said in its bulletin at 8 pm. (PTI)
Depression near Odisha coast moved northeastwards with a speed of 25 kmph during past 6 hours, and lay centered at 5.30 pm today, over northwest Bay of Bengal, close to Odisha coast about 30 km southeast of Paradip.
The depression (remnants of cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’), which lay over northwest Bay of Bengal, is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards, along Odisha coast towards West Bengal coast and weaken into a well marked low pressure area during next 12 hours: India Meteorological Department
Deep depression (remnant of cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’) weakened into a depression over northwest Bay of Bengal, close to southeast of Puri at 2.30 pm today. It is likely to move north northeastwards and weaken further by today midnight.
Rainfall/snowfall likely in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand today: IMD
The India Meteorological Department has forecast thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rainfall over and adjoining areas of Punjab and Haryana during next 2 hours.
It also said that light to moderate widespread rainfall/snowfall is likely over Jammu- Kashmir- Ladakh- Gilgit- Baltistan- Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand today.
Sea Conditions likely to be 'Rough to Very Rough' over northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal and along & off north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha-Gangetic West Bengal coast.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.
Heavy rainfall and snowfall is very likely at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal and heavy rainfall at isolated places over south Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, interior Tamilnadu and Kerala and Mahe.
In the next 2 hours, the Deep Depression remnant of cyclonic storm Jawad is likely to move north-northeast wards and weaken further into a Depression and reach Odisha coast near Puri.
The Deep Depression remnant of cyclonic storm Jawad at 8:30 am on Sunday laid over northwest Bay Of Bengal, about 90km south-southeast of Gopalpur and 120 km south-southwest of Puri.
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.
The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal and north Odisha on Sunday, due to the influence of Cyclonic storm ‘Jawad.’
With cyclone Jawad likely to weaken into a deep depression, coastal districts in West Bengal heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday even as the government agencies continued with their rescue and relief operations.
The Indian Meteorological Department said Jawad, which initially moved over west-central Bay of Bengal, changed its course and started rolling north-westwards at a speed of 9 kmph in the past six hours. The storm weakened into a deep depression and lay centered over west-central Bay of Bengal, about 330 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha) and 420 km south-southwest of Paradip (Odisha) at 5.30 pm.
With the Cyclone Jawad weakening into a deep depression, Odisha government Saturday scaled down evacuation and shifted only 1,500 people, including 300 pregnant women to safe places, a senior official said.
The IMD in its latest bulletin said that the cyclonic storm 'Jawad', which initially moved over westcentral Bay of Bengal, changed its course and started rolling in northwestwards at a speed of 9 kmph during the past six hours. (PTI)
The India Meteorological department has said that cyclonic storm Jawad, which weakened into a deep deperssion todayevening, is likely to weaken further into a depression by Sunday morning and might reach near Puri around noon. Subsequently, it is likely to continue to move north-NE wards along Odisha coast towards West Bengal coast and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area in 24 hours.
Cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’ has weakened into a deep depression at 5.30 pm on Saturday and is about 180 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, 260 km south of Gopalpur, 330 km south-southwest of Puri and 420 km south-southwest of Paradip, the India Meteorological Department has said.
Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday reviewed the arrangements and preparations made by state governments of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal to deal with cyclone Jawad. Industry associations like CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM and PHD Chambers were also represented at the conference.
The minister underscored the need for drawing of a comprehensive action plan towards managing this natural disaster in the most effective way by incorporating the inputs and suggestions of all stakeholders. Goyal added that public private partnership is necessary for disaster management and mitigation and for protecting the lives and livelihoods of those affected.
"We must constantly upgrade our learnings and keep upgrading our capabilities. He also called for preparedness in the banking and insurance sectors to tackle the effects of the cyclone," an official statement said.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low-pressure region in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into cyclone Jawad. (PTI)
The cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’ over westcentral Bay of Bengal resulted in rainfall in few parts of West Bengal | Express photo Partha by Paul
The West Bengal government on Saturday evacuated thousands of people in South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts and urged tourists in popular sea resorts to stay away from beaches, as cyclone ‘Jawad' loomed large over the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast.
Several places in the metropolis, North and South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Howrah and Hooghly districts received light rainfall since morning, the weather office said.
The administration in South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts evacuated around 11,000 people from the coastal areas to safer locations, while boats with fishermen returned in Kakdwip, Digha, Shankarpur and other coastal belts, an official said.
The met office has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places in Kolkata, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas, Jhargram, Hooghly and Howrah districts. Heavy rain is also likely to occur on Monday in the districts of North and South 24 Parganas, Nadia and Murshidabad, it said. (PTI)
Cyclonic Storm ‘JAWAD’ about 210km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam at 11.30 hrs IST of 04th December 2021. To weaken gradually during next 06 hours, and reach near Puri around 5th December noon as a Deep Depression. (IMD)
Cyclonic storm 'Jawad' is likely to weaken into a deep depression before it reaches the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast by Saturday noon, officials said. The development comes as a relief for the eastern state already battered by two cyclones in the last one year - 'Gulab' and 'Yaas'.
"It is likely to weaken gradually and move northwards during the next 12 hours and then north-northwards along the Odisha coast, reaching close to Puri as a deep depression," the India Meteorological Department said. Subsequently, it is expected to weaken further and continue to move north-northeastwards along the Odisha coast towards the West Bengal coast, IMD said in its latest bulletin. (PTI)
According to the IMD's latest forecast, a fresh wet spell is likely over Western Himalayan Region and adjoining plains of Northwest India during 04th to 06th December.
Here is the IMD's rainfall warning for the next few days:
4th Dec: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall & extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over coastal Odisha; heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over north Coastal Andhra Pradesh, interior Odisha and coastal districts of Gangetic West Bengal.
5th Dec: Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Gangetic West Bengal & north Odisha and heavy rainfall at isolated places over south Assam & Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.
6th Dec: Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Assam & Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.
The Cyclonic Storm Jawad over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly northwards with a speed of 6 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centered at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 04th December 2021, over westcentral Bay of Bengal near Lat. 16.4°N and Long. 84.8°E, about 210 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 320 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha), 390 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha) and 470 km south-southwest of Paradip (Odisha). (IMD)
Speaking about the evacuation efforts in Puri amid Cyclone Jawad, Puri District Magistrate Samarth Verma said: "The evacuation of people from vulnerable areas is ongoing. Teams for restoration of services like power and drinking water supply post-cyclone are ready. Those in cyclone shelters are being provided with hot meals."
Cyclone Jawad is moving north-northwest and is centred 230 km east of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and 400km south of Puri, Odisha, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra DGM-IMD told ANI.
"Rainfall activity will increase today in districts like Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and adjoining areas of Visakhapatnam. WB might also experience rain today & tomorrow. Andhra Pradesh will be clear & north Odisha might witness rain on Dec 5," he said.
"There'll be a weakening north-northeastwards change in the movement of Cyclone Jawad after evening, along the Odisha coast; till Dec 5, it'll reach Puri area to form a deep depression. Wind speed is expected to be 50-70kmph till Dec 5 afternoon."
The University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) and an entrance exam of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) that were scheduled for Sunday has been postponed in some centres of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal due to Cyclone 'Jawad'.
The UGC-NET 2020 and June 2021 has been rescheduled for the centres in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur in Ganjam district and Gunupur in Rayagada district of Odisha, the National Testing Agency said in a notice on Friday.
Entrance examination of the MBA (International Business) of the IIFT has been postponed at the centres in Kolkata and Durgapur in West Bengal; Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Sambalpur in Odisha; and Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, it said. (PTI)
As many as 11 NDRF, 5 SDRF, 6 Coast Guard, and 10 Marine Police teams have been deployed in three districts of Andhra Pradesh as a precautionary measure. So far, 54,008 persons have been evacuated from low-lying areas of Vishakapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam.
The Cyclonic Storm ‘JAWAD’ (Pronounced as JOWAD) over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved slightly northwards with a speed of 04 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 04th December 2021, over westcentral Bay of Bengal near Lat. 16.2°N and Long. 84.9°E, about 230 km southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 340 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha), 410 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha) and 490 km south-southwest of Paradip (Odisha).
It is likely to weaken gradually and move nearly northwards during next 12 hours and then north-northeastwards along Odisha coast reaching near Puri around 5th December noon as a Deep Depression. Subsequently, it is likely to weaken further and continue to move north-northeastwards along Odisha coast towards West Bengal coast. (IMD)
An ongoing classical dance festival and a sand art event in Puri district were called off on Friday following the formation of a cyclonic storm which is approaching the Odisha coast.
The Konark Festival at Sun Temple, and the International Sand Art Festival at Chandrabhaga Beach were being held since Wednesday, and were scheduled to end on Sunday.
The festivals are being called off with immediate effect, the Tourism Department said in a statement.
The Konark Festival has been organised every year since 1986 at an open-air auditorium against the backdrop of the 13th-century monument.
This is the first time that it was called off. Leading exponents and dance enthusiasts of many Indian classical dance forms -- Odissi, Bharatnatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Sattriya and Kathak -- take part in the five-day event. (PTI)
Cyclone Jawad has centered about 300 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam and 480 km south-southwest of Puri, said Indian Meteorological Department.
Red warning issued for Andhra Pradesh’s districts including Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam for Saturday. A red warning has also been issued for Odisha’s districts including Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri and Jagatsinghpur.
Cyclonic storm Jawad will make a landfall somewhere in Puri district around Sunday noon.
The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm at 11.30 am on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Cyclone Jawad (pronounced Jowad) is expected to skirt the coasts of north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha on Saturday (December 4) morning, before recurving and reaching Puri in Odisha by noon on Sunday (December 5), before advancing north-northeast to West Bengal.
According to its latest bulletin, the storm lies 420 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and 530 km south-southeast of Gopalpur and 650 km south-southwest of Paradip in Odisha.
From December 6, the rainfall intensity is likely to shift towards the northeast regions, where moderate intensity rainfall is forecast till December 6. This includes parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura, which will also come under the influence of the cyclone.
Once is forms, Cyclone Jawad is expected to move towards the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. It will recurve before hitting the coasts, and advance north-northeast towards West Bengal, the IMD has predicted. All these three states are likely to experience heavy rains under the influence of the cyclone.
With cyclonic storm Jawad predicted to hit Odisha this weekend farmers across the state are resorting to an early harvest and distress sale of paddy. Farmers are preparing to harvest paddy towards mid-December as mandis are slated to open towards the end of the month. “First Yaas, then unseasonal rains in the pre-harvest season and now another cyclonic storm, we have hardly had time to recover from each setback…Paddy is yet to ripen completely but we are forced to harvest it early,” Debendra Rout, a resident of Churmura village in Jaleswar block of Balasore district, said.
For the current year, the government has set the paddy procurement price at Rs 1,940 per quintal. However, farmers are resorting to selling their produce at Rs 900-1000 per quintal, incurring losses. Aishwarya Mohanty reports
The Odisha government is making preparations for the cyclones which is likely to cross the state’s southern coast on Saturday. All fisherfolk have been advised against venturing into sea, while personnel, machinery and logistics are in place to meet any challenge.
Odisha special relief commissioner P K Jena told PTI 249 teams comprising 17 of NDRF, 60 of ODRAF and 172 teams of fire service personnel are on standby, and will be deployed to conduct relief operations. Read more here
On Friday, the weather department has predicted light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over south coastal Odisha, and heavy rainfall at isolated places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh. An orange alert has been issued in the two states today.
Due to the weather system, a yellow alert has been sounded in Tamil Nadu and Kerala as well, where parts could receive heavy rains.
The depression over southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression on Friday, and is likely to form a cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The cyclone is likely to cross the coasts of north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha on Saturday (December 4) morning.
In its latest bulletin, the IMD said the weather system was moving at a speed of 32 kmph and lay 580 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, 670 km south-southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha, and 760 km south-southeast of Paradip at 5.30 am on Friday.
In view of the cyclone, red alert has been issued in Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha for Dec 4, Saturday
According to the latest IMD update, the Low-Pressure Area over the southeast Bay of Bengal that concentrated into a Depression lay centered over the southeast Bay of Bengal near Lat. 11.0°N and Long. 89.0°E, about 960 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 1020 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha) & 1060 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha) as of 5.30 pm today.
A cyclonic storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy to very heavy rain, along with gusty wind, in various districts of south Bengal during the weekend, the Met department said on Thursday.
The Indian Coast Guard has started pre-emptive actions for the safety of life and property at sea, tasking its ships and aircraft to relay weather warning to mariners, a defence official said.
Apprehending damage from the impending storm, the West Bengal government said it has decided to deploy two NDRF teams and two SDRF teams in the coastal areas. (PTI)
A Depression, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal at 5.30 pm today is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hrs, IMD said.
The Andhra Pradesh government put the official machinery in the three north coastal districts on high alert as cyclonic storm Jawad is likely to hit the Bay of Bengal coast on Saturday.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to Collectors of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts on Thursday and directed them to take all precautionary measures.
A CMO release said the Chief Minister asked the Collectors to make arrangements for setting up relief camps wherever required. (PTI)
NDRF has deployed 62 Teams across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and A&N Islands in view of Cyclone Jawad.
The India Meteorological Department has stated that a low-pressure region in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into Cyclone Jawad, which is likely to reach the coast of North Andhra Pradesh-Odisha around the morning of December 4, with the wind speed ranging up to 100 kilometres per hour.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on cyclone-related preparation. He directed officials to take every possible measure to ensure that people are safely evacuated.
The East Coast Railway on Thursday said it has cancelled operation of 95 trains for three days from Thursday in the wake of predictions of a cyclonic storm hitting the Odisha coast.
As a precautionary measure for the safety of passengers, 95 mail and express trains originating from different places and passing through the region have been cancelled from December 2-4, an ECoR statement said.(PTI)
Dec 2: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Dec 3: Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over south coastal Odisha and heavy rainfall at isolated places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Dec 4: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall & extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over south Odisha and north coastal Andhra Pradesh and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh, north & interior districts of Odisha and also over Gangetic west Bengal.
Dec 5: Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over West Bengal & Odisha and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya and Tripura.
Dec 6: Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Assam & Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.
The weather system over the Andaman Sea is tipped to intensify into a cyclone over the Bay of Bengal by mid-week and barrel towards the east coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. It is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast around December 4.