Cyclone Asani: Mamata’s 3-days visit to West Midnapore rescheduled

 Farmers in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district are bracing up for Cyclone ‘Asani’ as IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in West Bengal, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh

Trinamool Congress General Sectary Kunal Ghosh on Sunday said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s three-day program in West Midnapore and Jhargram has been rescheduled due to the prediction of cyclone ‘Asani’. “The new dates for CM Banerjee’s visit are May 17, 18, and 19 instead of May 10, 11, and 12. Everyone has been instructed to be alert, due to the storm. So that’s why the program of honorable CM is rescheduled”, said Kunal Ghosh.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has put on alert its employees and disaster management teams in view of Cyclone Asani, which is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclone, Mayor Firhad Hakim said today. He said the leaves of some employees are being canceled to deal with any emergency.

Farmers in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district are bracing up for Cyclone ‘Asani’ as IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in West Bengal, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. The farmers in the last two cyclones suffered a loss of life and property. According to the IMD, Kolkata and south Bengal is likely to receive heavy rain between May 10 and 13. Before that farmers are trying to save their harvested crops from the field.

Heavy rains in catchment areas of dams around Pune increase water stock

Heavy rains in the catchment areas of four dams around Pune, which provide water to the city, increased the storage in these reservoirs.

Current Affairs: Heavy rains in the catchment areas of four dams around Pune, which provide water to the city, increased the storage in these reservoirs.

According to the irrigation department, the cumulative water storage of four dams- Temghar, Varasgaon and Panshet and Khadakwasla- stood 45.1 per cent as on Wednesday evening. A senior official from the department said thatthe Khadakwasla reservoir is filled 61 per cent and the water level may reach to 100 per cent by Thursday due to incessant rains.

Water will be released from Thursday from Khadakwasla, he said. A senior IMD official said that the water storage in the dams is likely to increase as good rainfall is expected in the catchment areas in the next few days. Moderate rainfall with isolated heavy spells are expected in Pune district, while isolated heavy to very heavy showers are expected in the ghat (hilly) areas, the official said..

Overnight rain leads to waterlogging in Mumbai; Red Alert for two days

BMC issued suitable warnings and advisories to all coastal security agencies, disaster management department

With continuous rainfall all through the night people in several parts of Mumbai on Tuesday woke up to severe waterlogging. The weather department has sounded a red alert for today and tomorrow for extremely heavy rain in Mumbai. With a high tide expected at 12:47 pm, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued an alert to all concerned departments and also to citizens to not go near any beach or low lying areas. Tides waves of around 4.51 meters have been predicted due to the heavy rains.

According to BMC, Mumbai city received 140.5 mm Mumbai rain from 8 am on August 3 to 3 am on August 4. The Eastern and Western Suburbs recorded 84.77 mm and 79.27 mm of rainfall respectively. BMC issued suitable warnings and advisories to all coastal security agencies, disaster management department and Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).

The city corporation has also put on alert fire brigade, pumping stations and operating staff at temporarily installed 299 pumping machines. Officers have also been put on alert in case evacuation is required when the water level of the Mithi river increases due to rains. Education officers have been told to keep the BMC schools prepared if any emergency situation arises and people need shelter.

BMC curtails bus services in Mumbai, shuts offices due to heavy rainfall

Bus and train services have been halted and altered in Mumbai owing to incessant rain on Tuesday, BMC informed, while also appealing to offices in the city to remain shut

Bus and train services have been halted and altered in Mumbai owing to incessant rain on Tuesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed, while also appealing to offices in the city to remain shut. “The Western and harbour line between Kurla and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) have been completely stopped; the central line is running at a slow speed. The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) bus services have been diverted in at least eight routes in various parts of Mumbai City and the suburbs ” the BMC said.

The BMC also appealed to all offices and other establishments to remain shut on Tuesday, except those of Emergency services, due to the advisory that had been issued by the IMD in light of the prediction of more downpours later in the day. With over 10 hours of rainfall throughout the night, people in several parts of Mumbai on Tuesday woke up to severely waterlogged streets. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded a red alert for today and tomorrow for extremely heavy rain in Mumbai.

With a high tide expected at 12:47 pm, the BMC has issued an alert to all concerned departments and also to citizens to not go near any beaches or low lying areas. Tidal waves of around 4.51 meters have been predicted due to the heavy rains. According to the BMC, Mumbai city received 140.5 mm rain from 8 am on August 3 to 3 am on August 4. The Eastern and Western Suburbs recorded 84.77 mm and 79.27 mm of rainfall respectively...Read More On Mumbai Rains

Cyclone Nisarga: Dos and don’ts for Maharashtra, Gujarat and other details

Cyclone Nisarga will impact Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of Maharashtra like Raigad and Palghar, along with Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bhavnagar and Bharuch districts of Gujarat

Cyclone Nisarga: Maharashtra, which has been the most affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, is likely to see its problems compounded by Cyclone Nisarga, which will make a landfall along the coast today with high wind speeds ranging up to 100-110 kmph gusting to 125 kmph, besides heavy rainfall and storm in Mumbai and other coastal areas of the state, according to the home ministry. Ten teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in parts of Maharashtra for rescue operations in view of the cyclonic storm, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said.

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Cyclone Nisarga is an unprecedented weather event for Mumbai. The last time a cyclone hit the city, according to newspaper articles, was nearly a century and a half ago, on June 6, 1882, when the Great Bombay Cyclone reportedly led to the loss of 100,000 lives. However, experts have questioned the accuracy of those reports.

The cyclone will impact Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of Maharashtra like Raigad and Palghar, along with Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bhavnagar and Bharuch districts of Gujarat, and the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Meanwhile, Mumbai is grappling with 41,000 active coronavirus cases.

Here are some dos and don’ts for Mumbaikars and others in Maharashtra in view of Cyclone Nisarga

Dos before cyclone

• Ignore rumours
• Keep your mobile phones charged. There is a possibility that you may face power outage…Read Full Story

Cyclone storm Gaja to cross between Pamban and Cuddalore on Nov 15

The weather department has advised total suspension of fishing operations along and off north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Latest News|The cyclonic storm Gaja over the Bay of Bengal is expected to cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu on November 15, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).IMD’s Tuesday update stated that the cyclonic storm over west central and adjoining east-central and south Bay of Bengal moved westwards with a speed of five kmph during past six hours.

At 5.30 am on Tuesday, Gaja lay centred over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral and South Bay of Bengal near latitude 13.2 degree N and longitude 87.2 degrees E, about 750 km east of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 840 km east-northeast[Gaja Cyclone] of Nagappattinam (Tamil Nadu). “It is very likely to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 24 hours and maintain the intensity during subsequent 24 hours. It is likely to move west-southwestwards,” IMD said.

While moving west-southwestwards, Gaja is likely to weaken gradually on November 15 and cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore as a Cyclonic Storm on November 15, the weather bulletin said. The weather department has advised total suspension of fishing operations along and off north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts between November 13-15.

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