The Indian Railways has announced that 22 special trains, which were to run in the next week in West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh belt have been canceled.
Even as India’s western coast battles the aftermath of Cyclone Tauktae that ravaged Gujarat and Maharashtra, another cyclonic storm, Cyclone Yaas, is closing in on the eastern coast. The Centre has issued warnings for both Odisha and West Bengal ahead of the cyclonic storm’s projected impact on May 26.
In its latest update, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said a low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal today (Saturday), which is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Monday.
The probability of formation of a depression over the next 72-120 hours over the Bay of Bengal is high, said the latest bulletin issued by the IMD on Friday night.
The cyclonic storm, which has been named Cyclone Yaas, is likely to move northwestwards and reach the Odisha-West Bengal coast on May 26 (Wednesday).
The Centre has asked Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands to ensure that health facilities are stocked with essential medicines and supplies to meet any exigencies in the wake of Cyclone Yaas which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.
The Centre has sounded a high alert in 14 of 30 districts in Odisha ahead of Cyclone Yaas’s impact. The Odisha government has urged the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard to be prepared for the emerging situation.
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