Cyclone Remal Highlights: 6 Dead, Nearly 29,500 Houses Damaged Coastal Areas Of West Bengal
Cyclone Remal Highlights: Please stay tuned with this page brought to you by ABP Live for all the latest updates and developments on cyclone 'Remal'.
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Cyclone Remal Highlights: Please stay tuned with this page brought to you by ABP Live for all the latest updates and developments on cyclone 'Remal'. Severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' weakened into a cyclonic storm on Monday morning, with wind speeds dropping to 80-90 kilometres per hour after making landfall around midnight on Sunday, according to the Meteorological Department.
The storm, which was positioned 150 km northeast of Sagar Island at 5.30 am, brought torrential rains to Kolkata and the coastal districts of West Bengal overnight. The weather system is expected to move northeastwards and weaken further, the department stated in a bulletin.
Kolkata recorded 146 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am on Sunday and 5.30 am on Monday. The city experienced a maximum wind speed of 74 kmph, while Dum Dum in the northern outskirts recorded gusts up to 91 kmph. Other areas in south Bengal also received significant rainfall, including Haldia (110 mm), Tamluk (70 mm), and Nimpith (70 mm).
The weather office has forecast more rain for Kolkata and the southern districts, including Nadia and Murshidabad, with the possibility of intense downpours and gusty winds until Tuesday morning.
Scenes of widespread devastation were evident across West Bengal's coastal areas, with extensive damage to infrastructure and property. Cyclone Remal wreaked havoc after tearing through the coasts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, with winds reaching speeds of 135 km per hour during landfall between Sagar Island and Khepupara, near southwest Mongla in Bangladesh, beginning at 8.30 pm on Sunday.
Efforts to restore normalcy are underway, with emergency services working tirelessly to clear debris and restore power in the affected areas. The cyclone has caused significant disruptions in air, rail, and road transportation in Kolkata and other parts of southern Bengal.
Several suburban trains were cancelled in the Sealdah South section of Eastern Railway (ER) due to the cyclone, though services resumed at 9 am on Monday, an ER official said. Additionally, Kolkata airport suspended flight operations for 21 hours from Sunday noon, affecting 394 flights in both international and domestic sectors.
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Cyclone Remal Live: 6 dead, nearly 29,500 houses damaged coastal areas of West Bengal
Nearly 29,500 houses in 24 blocks and 79 municipal wards, mostly in the south coastal areas of West Bengal, were partially or entirely damaged by Cyclone Remal, a state government official said on Monday. Additionally, over 2,140 trees were uprooted, and about 1,700 electric poles fell in various parts of the state, he added.
Initial assessments indicate that out of the damaged houses, 27,000 suffered partial damage, while 2,500 were completely destroyed. The official cautioned that these figures might change as evaluations are ongoing, with data collection and damage estimation still in progress. (PTI)
Cyclone Remal Live: '80% of restoration work completed,' West Bengal Power Secretary Santanu Basu
West Bengal Power Secretary Santanu Basu told ANI, "South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hoogly, parts of Medinipur, Murshidabad, and Nadia districts have been affected by cyclone Remal the most. We started our restoration work early in the morning today... We have been able to restore 45 out of the 50 substations that were affected and 80% of the restoration work, be it in the substation level or in the downstream infrastructure with respect to the 33kV feeders or the 11 kV feeders has been restored. In certain areas in the North 24 Parganas, we have been unable to restore 6-7 substations because of the wind and rain... In South 24 Parganas we have been able to restore almost all the substations... We have engagements of additional gangs from the nearby districts which have moved to North and South 24 Parganas to help in fastening up the restoration."
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