Cyclone Mandous Likely To Form Over Bay Of Bengal. These States Will Receive Heavy Rainfall

Union cabinet Secretary Rajeev Gauba held a video conference meeting with the chief secretaries of the states and a Union Territory on Tuesday from Delhi regarding the upcoming cyclone Mandous

The low-pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjoining south Andaman Sea now lies as a well-marked low-pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal. ( Image Source :IMD )

A tropical cyclone is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal and it was reported that the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will receive heavy rainfall due to the cyclonic storm. On this note, Union cabinet Secretary Rajeev Gauba held a video conference meeting with the chief secretaries of the states and a Union Territory on Tuesday from Delhi regarding the upcoming cyclone Mandous.

The low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea now lies as a well-marked low-pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a Depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal by Tuesday evening.

Thereafter, it is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards, intensify further gradually into a Cyclonic Storm and reach Southwest Bay of Bengal near north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry & adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts by December 8 morning.

WML over southeast BoB at 0830hrs IST of 6th Dec. To concentrate into a Depression over Southeast BoB by 6 Dec https://t.co/sQp1nWKa2q intensify further gradually into CS and reach near north TN-Puducherry & AP coasts by 8 Dec morning. pic.twitter.com/kit7kXNSZp

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 6, 2022

Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary KS Jawahar Reddy told the Union cabinet secretary that the state is fully prepared to face the storm in the Bay of Bengal.  Jawahar Reddy said that the main four districts of South Andhra, Nellore, Prakasam, Chittoor, Ananthapuram and two other nearby districts will be affected.

He said that control rooms have been set up from mandal level to district and state level. Special attention has been given to the weak dams and reservoirs. At present, 11 SDRF teams and 10 NDRF teams have been deployed.  

In view of the storm, fishermen have already been warned not to go fishing in the sea and if anyone has already gone fishing in the sea, they should return to the shore immediately.  

Union Cabinet Secretary Rajeev Gauba said that the three states should be fully prepared to face the storm efficiently. Chief Secretaries of the Government of the three states have been instructed by Rajiv Gauba to be fully prepared to face any situation and to avoid any errors in pre-planning arrangements for the cyclone.