Cyclone Remal Alert! IMD issues warnings for THESE states; relief teams deployed as IMD predicts heavy rainfall
Remal will hit the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on May 26.Here are top ten updates: 1. In a press release, on Friday, the IMD department said that the depression over the central Bay of Bengal has moved towards the northeast with a speed of 20 kmph during the past three hours. “It will likely continue to move north-eastward and intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the east-central Bay of Bengal by May 25th," it added.2, Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told ANI that by the midnight of 26 May, it will hit coastal areas of West Bengal when the wind speed is 110-120 kmph.
“The wind speed is expected to be higher in Bangladesh. In the North and South 24 Parganas and East Medinipur districts of West Bengal wind speed will be highest," he added.3. As a result, light to moderate rainfall will begin on 26-27 May; in addition to heavy to very heavy rainfall in West Bengal, extremely heavy rainfall is also expected.
Coastal areas of North Odisha can witness isolated heavy rainfall, with a speed of 40-50 kmph. Rainfall will lash all the northeastern states, and there is an extreme rainfall warning in some areas, Mohapatra said.4. Meanwhile, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has taken proactive steps to prepare for Cyclonic Storm ‘Remal’.
Nine disaster relief teams have been deployed at strategic locations to minimize potential loss of life and property at sea.5. According to the Ministry of Defence, “9 disaster relief teams have been positioned at strategic locations including Haldia, Paradip, Gopalpur, and Frazerganj, ready to provide immediate assistance in the event of an emergency."6. In a post on X, ICG wrote, “With assets deployed along the East Coast, including 10 Ships and 2 Aircraft,
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