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Bengal Chief Secretary to chair emergency meeting

Bengal Chief Secretary to chair emergency meeting

At least 19 districts of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are likely to be affected by “extremely severe” cyclonic storm Fani, which is expected to make landfall 10km north of Chandrabhaga in Puri district on Friday afternoon.
As per the bulletin put out by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Fani over west central Bay of Bengal, which had moved north-northeastwards by Wednesday evening, was just over 500 kilometres from Puri in Odisha by around midnight.
Here is the latest news on extremely severe storm approaching the Odisha coast tonight:
* Chief Secretary, West Bengal to chair an emergency meeting in the wake of Cyclone Fani at Bengal state secretariat Nabanna. NDRF, Indian Coast Guard, Bengal Police’s Coastal Security, Disaster Management Group representatives to be present in the meeting. Meeting to begin at 12noon today.
* As Cyclone Fani is set to make landfall on Odisha Coast on May 3, sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has sculpted a creation along the (now) vulnerable Puri sea beach. He tweeted, “Appeal to all Don’t Panic! Stay safe and help each other during Cyclone Fani. My sand art at Puri beach in Odisha.” He has also said, “I pray to Lord Jagannath to keep everyone safe and secure. I urge the people to stay united and not panic. Please cooperate with the administration and shift to safe places.”
* At 8:50 am on May 2, Cylcone Fani is located around 230 kms south-southeast of Visakhapatnam and 420 km south southwest of Puri based on Radar image.
* A special passenger train to start from Puri as Cyclone Fani approaches.
* An orange alert has been issued by the Met department which calls for preparations ahead of cyclonic conditions developing. It has been predicted that isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely over Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Koraput, Rayagada and Kandhamal districts of Odisha on Thursday.
* A red warning, which necessitates on-ground actions, has been issued for Friday in these districts as well as in Puri, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar and Mayurbhaj districts of the state.
* Coastal districts of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh too have been warned to take precautionary measures as the sea all along the coast of these three states is likely to remain rough for the next two to three days.
* The Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard have stepped up efforts to ensure safety at sea with its ships being equipped with additional relief materials. The Navy has also kept two aircraft on standby.

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