New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the Cyclonic storm Yaas which has weakened into ‘Deep Depression’ on Wednesday evening, had been moving towards Jharkhand and Bihar.

According to IMD, the ‘Deep Depression’ over south Jharkhand and adjoining north interior Odisha moved northwestwards with a speed of about seven kmph during past six hours and lay centred over south Jharkhand and neighbourhood, near latitude 22.7°N and longitude 85.5°E, about 70km west-southwest of Jamshedpur and 70 km south south-east of Ranchi.

The system is very likely to move nearly northwards and weaken gradually into a 'Depression' during next six hours.

This weather system is to cause light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places over Sundergarh, Deogarh and Keonjhargarh districts in Odisha while in Jharkhand, it will bring light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on Thursday.

The areas of West Bengal, Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh are also to witness light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places on Thursday evening to Friday evening.

IMD officials also said that squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph would prevail over south Jharkhand and adjoining districts of north interior Districts of Odisha and West Bengal during next six hours and to decrease gradually thereafter.



Minor damage expected to thatched houses/ huts, minor damage to power and communication lines, minor damage to Kutcha and some damage to Pucca roads along with breaking of tree branches.

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