Deep Depression Over Bay Of Bengal Likely To Intensify Into Cyclone By Evening: IMD

After the cyclone will be formed, it will be named Hamoon, a name given by Iran.

A deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal may intensify into a cyclone storm by Monday evening, said the India Meteorological Department in a bulletin. After its formation, the cyclonic storm will be called 'Hamoon', a name given by Iran.

The system is currently located in west-central Bay of Bengal after moving northeastwards on Sunday night. It lies centred around 400 km from Odisha's Paradip and 550 km south-southwest of Digha in West Bengal.

"It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross the Bangladesh coast between Khepupara and Chittagong around October 25 evening as a deep depression," the IMD's morning bulletin said.

"Yesterday's deep depression that has moved with a speed of 13 km/hour in the Northeast direction, it is very likely to intensify into a very cyclonic storm in the next 6 hours," Senior Scientist of IMD Bhubaneswar Uma Shankar Das told ANI. 

"sea conditions will be rough to very rough till today evening and from tomorrow the sea condition will be very rough to high and fishermen have been advised to not to go into Westcentral Bay of Bengal till 25th October and north Bay of Bengal till 26th October," he added. "It is the time of paddy harvesting, so those people who are harvesting are advised to complete it fast and keep it in a safe place," Das said. 

In view of the cyclone, Odisha government has asked all the district collectors to remain prepared for any eventuality and directed the administration to evacuate people from low-lying areas in the event of heavy rain.

"The system (cyclone) will move in the sea around 200 km from Odisha coast," weather scientist US Dash said as per a PTI report.

Under the influence of the cyclone light to moderate rainfall is likely at a few places in coastal Odisha on Monday and at many places over the next two days, added Dash. 

Light to moderate rainfall is also expected to occur at a few places in northern and southern coastal districts, besides Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal, said the weather department. 

Fishermen have also been advised not to venture into deep seas by the fisheries and animal resources development department. 

As the weather phenomena is likely to take place during the festivities of Durga Puja, organisers are preparing for possible rain and wind.