Cyclone Yaas: Odisha steps up preparations in 5 districts more likely to bear brunt
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By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: With cyclone ‘Yaas” anticipated to trigger extreme injury in 5 north coastal districts of Odisha, the state authorities on Monday entrusted 5 senior officers to oversee reduction, rehabilitation and restoration works within the affected areas.
The north coastal districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj will probably bear the brunt of the cyclonic storm which is able to cross the north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Islands round midday of May 26 as a really extreme cyclonic storm.
Officials given cost of the 5 districts are Hemant Sharma- Kendrapada, Saswat Mishra- Jagatsinghpur, Vir Vikram Yadav-Bhadrak, Vishal Dev- Balasore and Suresh Kumar Vashishth- Mayurbhanj. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik may also tackle the individuals of the state at 4 pm on the cyclone and the steps taken by the federal government to deal with it.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena stated that the state authorities is finalising preparations anticipating landfall of the cyclone on the Odisha coast.
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Evacuation of individuals from the coastal districts to be affected by the cyclone will begin from Monday night or Tuesday morning. The SRC known as upon individuals in low-lying and susceptible areas to maneuver to safer locations and cyclone shelters. Meanwhile, the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has stepped up operational measures to make sure zero casualties as soon as the very extreme cyclonic storm Yaas crosses the coast. All operations had been stopped and all personnel on the port had been moved out by Monday morning.
According to the IMD, the cyclonic storm is more likely to transfer north-northwestwards, intensify additional right into a Severe Cyclonic Storm through the subsequent 12 hours and right into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm through the subsequent 24 hours. It would proceed to maneuver north-northwestwards, intensify additional and attain Northwest Bay of Bengal close to north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by May 26 early morning. It could be very more likely to cross north the Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar islands round midday of May 26 as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.
