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Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Wednesday dismissed all rumours surrounding a possible cyclonic storm. He said there is no possibility of formation of cyclone over the Bay of Bengal in the next seven days. Hence, there is no threat of cyclone to Odisha.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a red warning for Odisha for heavy rain under the influence of low pressure area and subsequent concentration into depression by tomorrow (Aug 19). According to IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at several places of Odisha on August 19 and 20.

Under the impact of the cyclonic storm, several parts of Odisha received light to moderate rainfall in the past 24 hours. 

IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Saturday said, “The cyclone will not make landfall as the system is more likely to move parallel to Odisha- Andhra coast.”

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the sea condition near Odisha coast will start becoming rough from May 9, and it will become rougher on May 10. The wind speed will increase upto 80-90 kmph over the sea area.

IMD Director General, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, said the system will develop into a low pressure area around May 6. There is possibility that it will move in north-west direction for the next two days and may intensify into depression.

IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said, "Usually whenever any low pressure forms in Bay of Bengal in the month of May, there is possibility of its intensification. So far, IMD has not made any prediction regarding its projected path and its intensity."

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.

Winds at around 90 to 100 kmph are likely to lash the coast under the influence of the probable cyclonic storm heading towards Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts. The cyclonic storm is expected to reach Odisha and Andhra Pradesh Coasts on December 4th. This information was shared by India Meteorological Department DG, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Thursday.

Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/New Delhi: Super cyclone Amphan weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday but still packed enough force to pulverise coastal districts of Odisha and West Bengal where lakhs of people were evacuated from vulnerable areas and shifted to safety, officials said. As it rumbled over the Bay of Bengal 510 km off the […]

New Delhi: The well-marked Low Pressure Area (LOPAR) over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts is likely to concentrate into a depression. However, the depression unlikely to develop into cyclone, informed IMD. Director General (DG), India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mrutyunjay Mohapatra informed that the coastal Odisha […]