Cyclone Yaas / Cyclone Intensifies into severe Storm, Heavy rainfall expected in Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand

Kolkata: After the devastation caused by Cyclone Tauktae in the western part of the country, today even more dangerous cyclone Yas (Cyclone Yaas) is going to come in the eastern part of the country. The impact of this storm is going to affect West Bengal, Odisha and some areas of Jharkhand. In West Bengal and Odisha, there will be a possibility of heavy rains in Jharkhand, while the storm will have the maximum effect.

Rain started in many areas of West Bengal-Odisha

Rain has started in many eastern states including West Bengal and Odisha and winds are blowing at a speed of 40 to 50 km per hour. Apart from these 3 states, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar are expected to wreak havoc.

On May 16-17, Tau-Te caused havoc in Gujarat-Maharashtra

On 16 and 17 May in the same month, there was a storm in Maharashtra and Gujarat, western part of the country. The Tau Te cyclone (Cyclone Tauktae) caused havoc in Maharashtra and Gujarat. About 100 people died in this storm and more than 16 thousand houses were destroyed.

Indian Railways canceled 90 trains in view of danger

In view of the danger of the storm, the Indian Railways has canceled 90 trains running on the Bengal and Odisha routes. Northern Railway has canceled more than a dozen trains from Delhi to Odisha to Bhubaneswar and Puri, while Southern Railway has also temporarily canceled several train services due to cyclone Yas. Earlier on Sunday, Eastern Railway had canceled 25 trains till 29 May.

Air service will also be affected by cyclonic storm

The operation of flights at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jharsuguda and Durgapur airports is likely to be affected due to the cyclone Yaas. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) in a statement has directed other airports in the eastern region to be on alert, given the possibility of a change in the path of cyclonic winds. The authority issued a statement saying, 'Flight operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jharsuguda and Durgapur airports are likely to be affected by the cyclone. Apart from this, Ranchi, Patna, Raipur, Jamshedpur, Bagdogra, Cooch Behar, Visakhapatnam and Rajahmundry airports have been directed to remain alert in case of cyclone winds change. '

Most affected in these districts of West Bengal

West Bengal's Midnapore, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and North 24 Parganas will have a wind speed of 155 km per hour and by the evening the speed of the storm can reach 170 km per hour. Whereas, on 26th, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas are prone to heavy destruction. In these areas, strong winds can move at a speed of 185 km per hour on Wednesday morning, while in the evening the storm will be slightly weaker and the wind speed will increase to 145 km per hour. Apart from South Bengal, there is a possibility of heavy and continuous rains for several hours in Purulia, Bankura, Murshidabad and Darjeeling in North Bengal.

99 teams of NDRF deployed in 5 states

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have been deployed and 99 teams have been deployed in 5 states in view of the possibility of Cyclone Yaas. 35 teams of NDRF are stationed in West Bengal. 32 teams have been deployed in Odisha, while 20 teams will be deployed further in Odisha. There should be no shortage of relief. The NDRF DG SS Pradhan has taken over its entire command in his own hands.

PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah keep an eye on the situation

In view of the very dangerous form of the storm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have held 2 big meetings in the last 2 days. On 23 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and officials of the Disaster Management Authority. He asked for evacuation of the people living in the stormy areas. Later, Home Minister Amit Shah held an important meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Reddy and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday. In this meeting, apart from evacuating people from the storm-affected areas, it was also discussed to save 24 oxygen plants which are in the storm affected areas. Last year, the Amfan storm caused havoc in West Bengal and besides the Center, the state government is trying to minimize the devastation in the Yas storm this time.

Yas storm challenge is bigger for government than Tau-Te

Actually, the challenge of Cyclone Yaas is much bigger for the government than the Tau-Te storm. This challenge is about the oxygen plant. During this period of corona infection in the country, oxygen is sent to different parts of the country from the oxygen plants of West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. If these plants are damaged in a storm, the oxygen problem in the country may start once again.