The cyclone has formed from the remnants of Cyclone Gulab, which hit India's eastern coast on 26 September. IMD says it will move towards Pakistan and then drift to the Oman coast.
In the 22 years of the 21st century, Cyclone Gulab is only the third Bay of Bengal cyclone to make landfall in September, during the active monsoon season.
The cyclone hit the landmass between Kalingapatanam in Andhra Pradesh and Gopalpur in Odisha. During the landfall, the wind speed of the cyclone is about 90 km/h, an official said.
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State governments as well as the Centre are preparing for cyclone Yaas that will bring winds with a speed ranging 155-165 kmph and gusting to 185 kmph.
IMD said that the cyclone Yaas is expected to cross West Bengal & north Odisha coasts by 26 May with the wind speed ranging 155-165 kmph and gusting to 185 kmph.
The ministry also asked states prepare an evacuation plan for community & health facilities in the path of the cyclone and warned that health challenges might be compounded amid Covid.
Cyclone Tauktae battered ONGC’s major production installations & drilling rigs off Mumbai High on 17 May. At least 49 workers are dead. Several are missing.
The landfall process will continue for the next two hours. Apart from 6 deaths in Maharashtra in separate incidents related to the cyclone, 3 sailors have also gone missing.
The IMD has said that the depression in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' on 17 May and cross the Gujarat coast a day later.
The two armies have maintained close bonds through every storm. The onus now is on India to support the Nepal army while it steers the country toward stability and the rule of law.
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It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
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