 "cyclone bulbul")
At the onset of the very severe cyclonic storm Bulbul, flight operations at the Kolkata airport was suspended for 12 hours beginning 6:00 pm while schools and colleges remained closed and offices registered low attendance.
The West Bengal government, besides taking precautionary measures, evacuated 1.2 lakh people from the coastal areas and the Eastern Naval Command kept itself ready.
The India Meteorological Department at Kolkata said that Bulbul has been moving northwards from Bay of Bengal at a speed of 13 kmph; and at the time of going to press, it remained near Sagar Islands and the Digha coast.
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