2. Odisha Government assured people
that men and machinery were ready
to tackle any eventuality due to
cyclone in State.
3.
4. If possible keep the food stuff in a
covered area, so that it will not be
damaged due to rains, advised SRC.
5. “There is no reason to panic. We are
ready to handle any situation,”
Mr.Mohapatra said.
6.
7. Indian Meteorological Department
(IMD) has advised the fishermen to
be cautious while venturing into sea
along the Odisha Coast in view of a
deep depression over the Bay of
Bengal, with the system likely to
intensify into a cyclonic storm.
8. Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director
Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre
briefed Media about the depression over
east-central Bay of Bengal moved east-
north-eastwards, intensified into a deep
depression today and lay centered over
east-central Bay of Bengal, about 950 km
east-southeast of Gopalpur.
9.
10. The system is most likely to
intensify into a cyclonic storm in
24 hours and move north-
eastwards to reach close to north
Myanmar coast shortly.
11. Thereafter, it will re-curve initially
north-northwestwards skirting
Myanmar coast and then North
Westwards towards the of North
West Bay of Bengal, he said.
12.
13. While sporadic rainfall may occur in
11 districts in the Central and North
Odisha on October 26 and 27,
weather elsewhere in the state would
be generally dry during the next 24
hours, but the sky would be cloudy,
Director Dr.Sahu said.
14.
15. However, Distant Cautionary Signal
Number One (DC-I) has been hoisted
at all ports in Odisha and fishermen
are advised to be cautious while
venturing into interior and distant sea
along Odisha Coast during the period.