The maximum number of tropical cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal affects the Indian coast, but Odisha frequently bears the brunt of these natural phenomena, resulting in huge loss of life and property, an eminent scientist said on Thursday.
A cyclonic disturbance likely to develop over the Bay of Bengal may affect the Odisha coast on 23-25 October.
It was expected to lie over North West Bay of Bengal in the evening of Saturday and intensify into a depression over the same area on Sunday, it said.
This may lead to the formation of a low pressure area over north west and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal off the south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coast on Thursday afternoon.
These revelations are part of her undelivered speech, which she wanted to make but could not happen as protesters reached her residence and she was forced to flee the country.
"The SCS "Mocha" intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, lay centred at 05:30 hours IST of 12th May 2023," said IMD.
Earlier on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards during the past six hours and is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm over the same region by evening.
The drought-prone Bankura, struggling against persistent heat waves according to the weather forecast, is apprehending 45 degrees Celsius at 1 pm tomorrow.
Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for fishing boats over strong winds and rough seas in the southeast Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea.
The cyclonic circulation expected to start brewing from 6 May is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on 9 May, confirmed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today
