Cyclone Jawad weakens gradually, administration still on alert- In pics

The West Bengal government stopped ferry services on the Hooghly River and urged tourists not to visit seaside resorts, as rain lashed Kolkata and other southern parts of the state on Sunday (December 5) with cyclonic storm Jawad laying centred 180 km from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. (Image credit: ANI)

 

The India Meteorological Department forecast that the cyclonic storm will move north-northeastwards towards the West Bengal coast before weakening into a deep depression during the day. "With the system likely to move north-northeastwards along the Odisha coast towards West Bengal and develop into a well-marked low pressure area, light to moderate rainfall has begun in Kolkata, Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas, and Purba and Paschim Medinipur districts," an official said. (Image credit: ANI)

The West Bengal government has evacuated around 17,900 people from coastal areas of South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur and opened 48 relief centres in the two districts, official said. The administration has also opened 115 multipurpose cyclone shelters and 135 additional temporary relief shelters to deal with any "emergency-like situation", the official added. (Image credit: ANI)

18 NDRF teams have been deployed in West Bengal as the sea at Digha has turned rough due to cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal. (Image credit: PTI)

While almost all fishermen have returned to Kakdwip, Digha and other coastal areas, the authorities are coordinating with fishermen associations to find out if anyone is still in the deep sea. (Image credit: ANI)

The South Central Railway (SCR) has announced the cancellation of a few trains in view of the cyclonic storm. The trains include Guwahati-Secunderabad, Kamakhya-Yeshvantpur, Mumbai CST-Bhubaneshwar, Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar, Kacheguda-Vasco da Gama and Okha-Puri. (Image credit: ANI)