Assam 19 May 2020. Cyclone Amphan, set to make landfall on Wednesday, will be an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’, top officials National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Tuesday.
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–Assam govt issues ‘high alert’
Assam govt issues ‘high alert’ over Cyclone Amphan and has directed the state disaster management authority to set up control room to deal with the situation.
— Power ministry preps to tackle super cyclone Amphan
The ministry of power has put adequate arrangements to handle power supply in case Cyclone Amphan makes landfall. 24×7 Control Rooms have been set up at Bhubaneswar and Kolkata.
Manpower along with vehicle for restoration activities have also been arranged and some more expert gang of skilled workers are being arranged. Manufacturer of various items like poles, transformers cables etc have also been alerted for providing the material on urgent basis as per requirement.
— Cyclone Amphan to cross West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts on May 20
The super cyclone Amphan, which is expected to cause to large scale damage, will cross West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts by Wednesday evening, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra.
— 24 NDRF teams on standby
As Cyclone Amphan approaches, NDRF Director General SN Pradhan said that there are 24 teams on standby and every battalion that has been deployed has 4 teams.
— Amphan is second super cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal after 1999
Cyclone Amphan intensified into a super cyclonic storm on Monday and is likely to move across the northeast Bay of Bengal, and cross the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Digha and the Hatia Island on May 20.
Twenty-one years ago, in 1999, another super cyclonic storm had ravaged large parts of Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal. It took Odisha months to overcome the extensive damage that the Super Cyclone had caused back then.
— Bengal, Odisha prep for another Super Cyclone
Odisha is expected to face extensive damage in the storm that is likely to uproot communication and power poles. It could also disrupt rail and road links in many places in Bengal and Odisha and inflict extensive damage to standing crops, plantations and orchards, the IMD has said.
— Fresh alert for Bengal, Odisha
In a fresh alert for Odisha and West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday morning said that it is likely to move towards West Bengal and weaken into an extremely severe cyclonic storm.
