Tag: Bay Of Bengal

Odisha witnessed two consecutive summer cyclones, now reputed weather models sound an alert that Bay of Bengal is to brew season’s first cyclonic system in the last week of May.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to see a stormy May!  Models by Indian National Centre of Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) did suggest of the cyclonic storm system Fani drifting along the Odisha coast and would be nearing to Chandrabhaga coast by the night of May 3. While the IMD has indicated formation of a well […]

Bhubaneswar: The depression over east Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal today moved further northwestwards with a speed of about 20 kmph in last six hours and has intensified into a deep depression. As per the latest India Meteorological Department (IMD), the deep depression now lay centered bout 870 km east-southeast of […]

Bhubaneswar: For Odisha, the cyclonic storm Fani it seems will bring pounding rain than wrecking devastation. The latest model update by Indian National Centre of Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) indicate the cyclonic system Fani kissing the Odisha coast and leaving towards Bangladesh by May 4. However, the Indian Metrological Department in its latest afternoon bulletin […]

Bhubaneswar: When IMD officially announced of Cyclone Fani re-curving towards Odisha from May 1, the shocker from Indian National Centre of Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) model reveals that Cyclone will actually make landfall between Kalingapatnam and Puri on the evening of May 3. A close analysis shows the landfall will be on Odisha side, and […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems cyclone Fani will completely skirt Andhra coast and Gopalpur now. The latest wind model of Indian National Centre of Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) indicates that Cyclone Fani will move towards north Odisha coast. And at around 11:30 hours, the extremely severe cyclonic storm will make landfall between Puri and Paradip on Friday. Post […]

New Delhi: The Home Ministry (MHA) on Tuesday issued an advance financial assistance of Rs 1,086 crore to four states for preventive and relief measures in response to cyclonic storm ‘Fani’, a Ministry statement said. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal will get the aid from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) based on […]

Bhubaneswar: Its seems the temple town of Puri is all set to bear the fury of Extremely Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (EVCS) Fani. The likely place of landfall has now been forecast as Puri, one of the char dhams in India, at early morning of 5:30 AM. But post making landfall, as the system will […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday ordered closure of all educational institutions in the state from May 2 in view of the cyclonic storm ‘Fani’, which is likely to hit the coast on May 3 afternoon. “All educational establishments should declare holidays from May 2 till further orders. All the examinations should be rescheduled,” said the […]

Bhubaneswar: Now, it seems pretty clear that the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani will make landfall in the Puri district on Friday (May 3). However, the guessing game on the particular place and time of landfall is still on. While the latest Indian National Centre of Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) model predict the land fall […]

Bhubaneswar: With packing severity the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani is when a mere 340 km away from Puri, the haze over landfall place and time is seemingly getting clearer now. Both top forecasters have almost predicted the same fact. While the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in its latest model predict […]

Bhubaneswar: After a lull in the heat wave post Fani striking Odisha coast, the hot season will be back with a bang in Odisha from coming Friday (May 10). The State would hardly get any respite from heat wave till May last. And thunderstorms in Odisha look to subside post Thursday (May 9). The shocker […]

Ganjam:  Carcass of a dolphin was found near a sea beach along the shores of Bay of Bengal in Kantiagada village of Ganjam district today. While the carcass was spotted by some local residents, the reason behind the death of the aquatic mammal is yet to be ascertained. Frequent occurrence of such incidents is raising […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though the southwest monsoon has covered the entire Odisha on Saturday, there is no possibility of heavy rainfall in next two days, predicted Regional Meteorological Centre today. As per reports, interior parts of the State especially Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Phulbani, Malkangiri and Kalahandi will experience rainfall under the influence of the low pressure […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alert for Odisha as a low pressure forming over the Bay of Bengal is intensifying and slowly moving towards the west. A monsoon trap line has become active on the upper part of atmosphere following which some parts of the State have already started to witness […]