Page 12 - Cyclone

Cyclone Yaas: Amit Shah to hold meeting with CMs of Odisha, Andhra, Bengal

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a virtual meeting to review preparations in view of cyclone Yaas

Cyclone Yaas: Deep depression to intensify into severe cyclonic storm

IMD on Monday informed that deep depression over the East-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm and it would further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours

Cyclone Yaas: JP Nadda to meet BJP MPs, state office-bearers today

BJP national president JP Nadda will hold a meeting via video conferencing on Monday with party Members of Parliament and state office-bearers of the States likely to be affected due to cyclone Yaas

75,000 volunteers on standby in B'desh to tackle possible 'Yaas' impact

More than 75,000 volunteers have been put on standby in Bangladesh to deal with the possible effects of Cyclone 'Yaas' which is now developing over the east-central Bay of Bengal, officials said

All missing on board barge P305, tugboat accounted for, says Navy

With 16 bodies washing ashore, the death toll in the tragedy at sea could rise to 86, an official said

Eastern Railway suspends 25 trains between May 24-29 due to cyclone Yaas

The Eastern Railway on Sunday said it has cancelled 25 trains between May 24 and May 29 due to Cyclone Yaas

Cyclone Yaas: Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Balasore to be worst hit, says IMD

Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak and Balasore districts are likely to be worst affected by the cyclonic storm Yaas which will reach the state on May 26

After Tauktae, India braces for Cyclone Yaas on eastern coast

India was airlifting rescue and relief teams and keeping defence aircraft and naval vessels in readiness as it braced for cyclone Yaas' which is expected to hit eastern coastal areas of Odisha, WB

PM Narendra Modi chairs high-level meeting to tackle Cyclone Yaas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for timely evacuation of those involved in off-shore activities

Death toll on barge P305 rises to 70; Navy searching for 16 missing

The death toll on barge P305 which sank during Cyclone Tauktae fury rose to 70 on Sunday with the recovery of four more bodies, says the Navy

Cyclone with wind speed of 155-165 kmph may hit WB-Odisha coasts on May 26

A depression in east-central Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm with a possible wind speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph and make landfall on May 26 evening

Cyclone Yaas: IAF keeps 11 transport aircraft, 25 helicopters on standby

Indian Air Force (IAF) has kept 11 transport aircraft and 25 helicopters ready to carry out humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations as part of preparations

Cyclone Yaas: NDRF advice states to prepare for worst-case scenario

As WB and Odisha brace for another severe cyclone after the Amphan havoc last year, NDRF chief SN Pradhan has urged authorities to adopt an over-preparing approach for the impending natural disaster

Maha: 8 bodies found on Raigad coast; suspected to be of barge victims

Police suspect the bodies could be of some of the victims of barge P305 that sank off the Mumbai coast in cyclone Tauktae

Cyclone Tauktae: Two more bodies found on Valsad coast in Gujarat

Two more bodies were found on the shore of Gujarat's Valsad district and are suspected to be of the missing victims of the barge P305 and a tugboat that sank in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae

Cyclone Yaas: PM Modi holds review meeting with senior officials

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a meeting with senior government officials to review the preparations for the approaching Cyclone Yaas.Union Home Minister Amit Shah also attended the meeting along with senior government officials and representatives from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Secretaries from Telecom, Power, Civil aviation, Earth Sciences Ministries to review preparations against the approaching Cyclone Yaas.With Odisha and West Bengal bracing for cyclonic storm Yaas, the Indian Army on Saturday informed that it has arranged columns and engineer task forces are on standby for rescue and relief operations.Also, ahead of Cyclone Yaas, which is likely to make landfall along the Bengal-Odisha coast between May 24 and May 26, the Northern Railway has temporarily cancelled over a dozen trains from the national capital to and from Bhubaneswar and Puri in Odisha.The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has also geared up to meet the likely challenges from the ...

India's western states lack critical infrastructure for cyclone management

States lag in installing saline embankments and underground cabling to ensure continued supply of services.

Cyclone Yaas: PM to hold review meeting with ministers, officials today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with senior government officials on Sunday to review the preparations for the approaching Cyclone Yaas

All precautionary steps taken in Bengal for Cyclone Yaas: WB Govt

The West Bengal government has taken all precautionary measures to deal with Cyclone Yaas, likely to hit the state on May 26, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stay at a control room set up for the purpose to monitor the situation, officials said on Saturday, Banerjee, who held a high-level meeting at the state secretariat during the day, said that relief materials were dispatched to vulnerable areas, while officials were directed for early evacuation of people from coastal and riverine areas. "I have extensively reviewed the Disaster Management preparedness with regards to the impending Yaas cyclone today afternoon with all senior officers of relevant Central & State agencies along with DMs & SPs," Banerjee tweeted. "All officials have been advised integrated command, advance planning & early evacuation from coastal & riverine areas to rescue shelters including cyclone & flood shelters, and to conduct relief and rehabilitation operations at the

Cyclone Yaas: Odisha CM asks officials to prevent Covid at shelters

Naveen Patnaik on Saturday directed officials to be careful and ensure that infection is not spread due to crowding at cyclone shelters