BHUBANESWAR/ NEW DELHI/ KOLKATA: As cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’ rolled towards the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast on Friday, a day before landfall in Odisha’s Puri district, the NDRF kept in readiness its 64 teams to meet any eventuality in the aftermath of the tempest which is likely to also affect Bengal.
The cyclonic storm is likely to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal offthe coast of north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha by Saturday morning, the India Meteorological Department said.
It will then move north-northeastward along the coast of Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh and touch the coast around Puri by December 5 noon, according to the weather department.
Going by the projected trajectory of the cyclone, as issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the system may strike the Puri coast and return to the sea, the state’s Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena told reporters in Bhubaneswar, adding winds gusting at 90-100 kmph will likely impact the district at landfall.
The speed may gradually decrease after touching the Odisha coast, he said.
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