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Amphan Cyclone: Telecom Secretary assures generation of SMS alerts for evacuation
News | May 19, 2020 21:59 ISTTelecom Department Secretary Anshu Prakash on Amphan Cyclone's effect on telecommunication said that SMS alerts will be generated to people in affected districts, for evacuation.
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With wind speed of 200-240 kmph, Amphan Cyclone moving towards north-westward: IMD
News | May 19, 2020 21:09 ISTIMD Chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Amphan Cyclone said that this is the most intense cyclone which has been formed in Bay of Bengal after 1999.
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Cyclone Amphan: People in Odisha's coastal areas shifted to shelter homes
News | May 19, 2020 11:14 ISTIn view of the impending cyclone Amphan, residents from coastal areas in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur were shifted to shelter homes.
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Cyclone Amphan: 6 West Bengal districts including Kolkata, Hooghly, others brace for severe storm
India | May 19, 2020 11:29 ISTCyclone Amphan has turned into super-storm which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening and may impact two coastal region states including West Bengal and Odisha. The Meteorological (MeT) Department has issued an "orange message" for West Bengal, warned of extensive damage in Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, South and North 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts.
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ALERT: Amphan intensifies into extremely severe cyclonic storm; NDRF on standby
Fyi | May 18, 2020 11:27 ISTCyclonic storm Amphan, that has been brewing in the Bay of Bengal has intensified further into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and is likely to become Super Cyclone, India's Met Department (IMD) has warned. The cyclonic storm Amphan is likely to hit the coastal districts of West Bengal, Odisha and many parts of Bangladesh.
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Cyclone alert for West Bengal, Odisha as 'Amphan' intensifies
India | May 18, 2020 10:16 ISTThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a cyclone alert for West Bengal and north Odisha coasts as an extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Amphan' was over the central parts of the South Bay of Bengal and adjoining central Bay of Bengal.
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Cyclone 'Amphan' likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm in Odisha's Bhubaneswar
News | May 17, 2020 19:49 ISTThe cyclone 'Amphan' is likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours, according to Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre.
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Cyclone 'Amphan': NDRF deploys 17 teams in Odisha, West Bengal
India | May 17, 2020 15:14 ISTSeventeen teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Odisha and West Bengal in view of the approaching cyclone 'Amphan', the chief of the force said on Sunday.
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Weather ALERT! AMPHAN brewing into severe cyclonic storm, to hit West Bengal coast by May 20
India | May 17, 2020 10:44 ISTCyclonic storm 'Amphan' brewing over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood is likely to to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm.
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Low pressure over Bay of Bengal intensifies into depression: MeT
India | May 16, 2020 14:16 ISTThe well-marked low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Saturday morning, laying centred around 1,100 km south of Paradip in Odisha, the MeT department said.
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Cyclone Amphan: 12 Odisha districts on storm alert
India | May 15, 2020 15:57 ISTThe Odisha government on Friday asked 12 district collectors in the coastal region to remain prepared as a cyclonic storm 'Amphan' is brewing over the Bay of Bengal. Chief secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday held a review meeting to ensure all precautionary measures are in place to face any eventuality that may arise due to the cyclone.
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IMD issues names for upcoming cyclones in 13 countries
India | April 29, 2020 7:37 ISTThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday released a detailed list of names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean, including the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.
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Cyclone near Africa to bring rain in Gujrat, fishermen warned
India | December 06, 2019 15:47 ISTDue to the cyclonic storm 'Pawan' near Africa, Fishermen in Gujrat advised refrain from venturing into the area because of unseasonal rain for the next two days.
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Arabian Sea witnesses maximum cyclonic disturbances in 2019
India | December 05, 2019 6:39 ISTThe yearly average for the area is 1.7. Compared to the Arabian Sea, the activity over the Bay of Bengal has been subdued, with three cyclones recorded so far against the average four every year, the IMD said.
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West Bengal government hands over reports on 'Bulbul' impact to central team
India | November 16, 2019 21:59 ISTThe West Bengal government on Saturday handed over reports on the impact of cyclone 'Bulbul' to a central team that had surveyed the affected areas in the state, a senior official said.
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Cyclone Bulbul: Bengal's losses could reach Rs 19,000 crore
India | November 12, 2019 22:33 ISTCyclone Bulbul that battered the coastal districts of West Bengal before hurtling towards Bangladesh has caused a loss which could be between Rs 15,000 crore and Rs 19,000 crore in the state, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Rs 2 lakh compensation to kin of dead in Bengal storm
India | November 11, 2019 20:11 ISTBanerjee flew over the 'Bulbul'-hit areas in Kakdweep, Namkhana and Bakkhali in a helicopter and later held an administrative meeting at Kakdweep where she announced formation of a task force headed by Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha to supervise the relief and restoration work
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Cyclone Bulbul : Bodies of four fishermen missing in trawler capsize found
India | November 11, 2019 19:49 ISTThe trawler had capsized on Saturday midnight 50 metre off the island when it was caught in the severe cyclone, which made its landfall between Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas and Khepupara in Bangladesh
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Cyclone Bulbul: Power services in cyclone-hit areas of Odisha, Bengal restored; phones soon
India | November 11, 2019 16:09 ISTPower services in cyclone 'Bulbul' hit areas in West Bengal and Odisha have been restored on Monday, while telecommunication links are expected to be back soon.
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Cyclone Bulbul: 7 killed as severe cyclonic storm disrupts normal life in Bengal
India | November 10, 2019 16:35 ISTThe severe cyclonic storm, which brought in its wake heavy rain coupled with gale wind till early Sunday, uprooted hundreds of trees and snapped cables in the city and its adjoining areas in North and South 24 Parganas and East
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