Tag: Cyclone Jawad

Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Saturday said that the crop loss caused by cyclone Jawad-induced rainfall will be assessed within a week after the impact of the cyclone ended. 

These are quintals of fish strewn across the beach and rotting in rain near Chilika, under Krushnaprasad, Puri. They were netted in one bumper catch couple of days back. However, with no takers, it’s all dumped on the shores waiting to get washed away by the tides.

The Odisha Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahi on Saturday (Dec 4) revealed that the Covid-19 vaccination in the state has been stopped temporarily due to Cyclone Jawad which is likely to reach near Coast on Dec 5th.

Cyclone Jawad: Odisha SRC On Changing Intensity, Wind Hazard, Rainfall

Since Odisha lies in the northwest quadrant of the cyclonic system, the State might not witness the very heavy rainfall as predicted by all lead weather forecasting agencies, including India's IMD

Tourists asked to vacate Puri Beach in view of cyclone Jawad. As per IMD, Jawad is expected to weaken into deep depression as it reaches Puri.

Here are some of the crucial measures that the people living in cyclone affected areas need to keep in mind in view of the strong wind and heavy rainfall triggered by cyclone Jawad.

“Odisha has been receiving light to moderate rainfall since yesterday evening while Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Khordha districts are likely to witness heavy rainfall. Cuttack and Bhubaneswar are likely to receive maximum rainfall of 200 mm today,” informed Jena.

In a little good news as termed by the Odisha Special Relief Commissioner, the cyclonic storm Jawad is likely to weaken gradually in the next 12 hours.

Cyclonic Storm JAWAD is likely to weaken gradually in next 12 hours & reach Puri around Dec 5th noon as a Deep Depression

The Cyclonic Storm Jawad will most likely turn into a deep depression tonight before nearing the coast of Puri on December 5, 2021, informed the DG of Indian Meteorological Department, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Saturday.

In order to ensure the Safety of passengers during Cyclone Jawad, the East Coast Railway has decided to cancel some more trains on 4th & 5th December, 2021

The MeT Centre in Bhubaneswar on Saturday said that people in the areas, which are likely to get affected by the cyclonic storm 'Jawad', should move to safer places before it comes closer to the Puri Coast on Sunday.

The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre has issued an advisory for the residents of the Twin Cities (Bhubaneswar, Cuttack) in view of the cyclone Jawad, which is fast approaching the Puri coast.

The revised datesheet for the rescheduled examinations will be uploaded later by the National Testing Agency (NTA).