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Cyclone Gulab's landfall process begins, may continue for 3 hours: IMD

The landfall process of cyclone Gulab has started on Sunday evening and it may continue for about three hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here. The system hit the landmass between Kalingapatanam in Andhra Pradesh and Gopalpur in Odisha. As per the latest meteorological observations, the cloud bands have touched the coastal regions and thus the landfall process has commenced over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south coastal Odisha, the IMD said in a statement. During the landfall, the wind speed of the cyclone is about 90 kmph, an official said. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and assured him of all support from the Centre to face the challenges posed by the cyclone.

Cyclone Gulab likely to cross Andhra, Odisha coasts by midnight, says IMD

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday informed that 'Cyclone Gulab' is likely to move westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha as a cyclonic storm by today midnight."Gulab is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur as a cyclonic storm by midnight today. The landfall process will commence from the evening of today," tweeted the IMD.Earlier in the day, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik chaired a virtual meeting in Delhi to review the preparedness of 'Cyclone Gulab'.Addressing the media, Patnaik said, "Today I held a virtual meeting with the chief secretary and district collectors of Odisha to discuss the precautionary measure to be taken against 'Cyclone Gulab' in the state. There is a total of ten districts which will be affected by the cyclone by today evening."The IMD had issued a red alert for these states. Ahead of cyclone alerts issued by India Meteorological Department

Cyclone Gulab to make landfall today, IMD issues alert for Andhra, Odisha

The orange alert has been issued for moderate or heavy thunderstorms and wind speed with 30-40 km per hour to reach some districts of Odisha within the next three hours

Cyclone Gulab likely to hit West Bengal coast on September 29: IMD

The cyclonic storm Gulab is likely to reach the West Bengal coast around September 29, director of IMD Kolkata GK Das informed on Saturday

Alert sounded in parts of Odisha over Cyclone Gulab, says IMD

Warnings have been issued in parts of southern Odisha that are likely to be heavily affected by the cyclonic storm Gulab, said officials from IMD Bhubaneswar on Saturday

Odisha sends rescue teams to 7 districts as IMD issues cyclone warning

IMD forecasts formation of cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal, which may then move towards southern part of the state and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh

Cyclonic circulation to bring heavy rainfall over east India from Sep 18-19

A fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to develop over north Bay of Bengal on September 17 and bring heavy rainfall over eastern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said

Satellite mission 'couldn't be accomplished' due to tech error: Isro

EOS-03 was to be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit by the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10 (GSLV-F10) rocket.

Cyclones' record rain in May cloud India's solar power generation

The highest solar generation loss was faced by Karnataka, which saw it declining by 15 per cent over last year

10,644 villages, 7.5 mn people affected due to Cyclone Yaas in Odisha

As many as 10,644 villages across 11 districts of Odisha have been affected due to the Cyclone 'Yaas' while the standing crops on about 6348.4 hectares of land suffered damage

Central team reaches Odisha, to visit cyclone-hit areas from Monday

An IMCT reached Odisha to make on-the-spot assessment of damages caused by cyclone Yaas that hit the state's coast on May 26, official sources said

Central team to review damage caused by cyclone Yaas in West Bengal

A seven-member central team will arrive in West Bengal on a three-day visit to make an on-spot assessment of the damage caused by cyclone Yaas, a senior official said on Saturday

Meet Alapan Bandyopadhyay, a 'good boy' in the Centre's bad books

Bandyopadhyay was recently in the midst of a political storm. At the heart of the controversy is a review meeting by PM Modi for which Bandyopadhyay and CM Mamata Banerjee arrived late

Geotextile tube meant to prevent costal erosion in tatters in AP, Odisha

Nearly 34% of India's coastline was under varying degrees of coastal erosion, noted a report by the National Centre for Coastal Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Cyclone Tauktae: TN announces Rs 20 lakh to kin of 21 missing fishermen

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced a relief of Rs 20 lakh each to the kin of 21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who went missing during cyclone Tauktae last month

'Ego prevailed over public service': Dhankhar on Mamata skipping PM meet

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday stirred fresh controversy by saying "ego prevailed over public service" on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipping Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting to review post-cyclone damages on May 28. Dhankhar said the chief minister had called him before the meeting at Kalaikunda in Paschim Medinipur district and indicated that she won't attend it if Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari is present in it. "Constrained by false narrative to put record straight: On May 27 at 2316 hrs CM @MamataOfficial messaged 'may I talk? urgent'," Dhankhar tweeted. "Thereafter on phone indicated boycott by her & officials of PM Review Meet #CycloneYaas if LOP @SuvenduWB attends it. Ego prevailed over Public service," he said in another Twitter post. Besides Adhikary, Dhankhar and BJP MP Debosree Chaudhuri were present at the meeting. The chief minister said she skipped the meeting because "a BJP MLA has no locus to be present in a PM-CM

Cyclone Yaas: 221,000 hectares of crops damaged in Bengal, says Mamata

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said the state had incurred a total loss of more than Rs 20,000 crore due to Cyclone Yaas

Bengal chief secy retired, to act as chief advisor to CM: Mamata Banerjee

The Centre has asked him to join North Block on Tuesday but it cannot force an officer to join it without the permission of the state administration, Banerjee told a press conference

Cyclone-affected states showed courage, fought battle with patience: PM

With the western and eastern coasts of the country facing two major cyclonic storms over the last 10 days, PM Modi lauded the people of affected states for showing courage

Mamata Banerjee conducts aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in Parganas

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in North and South 24 Parganas districts, and directed officials to ensure people affected get relief materials