Cyclone Sitrang update: Depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into deep depression

The depression that lay centred over the east-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday. 

“Depression over eastcentral Bay of Bengal intensified into a Deep Depression about 580 km northwest of Port Blair. To intensify into a cyclonic storm over central Bay of Bengal. To cross Bangladesh coast between Tinkona Island and Sandwip around 25th October early morning,” read a tweet by IMD. 

Several districts are on the alert over the possible cyclone. 

Yellow warning (be updated) has been sounded for Kendrapara, Puri and Jagatsinghpur for the 24 hours starting 8.30 am on October 23. For the subsequent 24 hours starting 8.30 am on October 24, yellow warning (be updated) has been issued for six districts like Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack. 

In the 24 hours starting 8.30 am of October 23, light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak and at a few places over the districts of Balasore, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Ganjam, Gajapati, and at isolated places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal and Kandhamal. The rest of the districts will witness dry weather, the IMD said. 
Similarly, in the next 24 hours starting 8.30 am on October 24, light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of north coastal Odisha, at a few places over districts of south coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal and at isolated places over the rest districts of Odisha. 

In the subsequent 24 hours starting 8.30 am on October 25, light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over districts of north coastal Odisha Mayurbhanj, at one or two places over the districts of south coastal Odisha, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and dry weather over rest districts of Odisha.

Keeping the rough sea condition in view, fishermen have been advised not to venture into deep sea area along and off Odisha coast and West-central and North Bay of Bengal from October 23 to 25.