Highlights
Cyclone Yaas is predicted to make landfall along the Bengal-Odisha coast between May 24 and May 26.
The Indian Navy has deployed four naval ships on standby with Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR).
The Northern Railway has cancelled several trains from Delhi to and from Bhubaneswar and Puri in Odisha.
New Delhi: As Odisha and West Bengal gear up for Cyclone Yaas, the Indian Army on Saturday (May 22) informed that it has arranged columns and kept engineer task forces on standby for rescue and relief operations.
"Two columns and two Engineer Task Forces in Odisha and Eight Columns and One Engineer Task Force in West Bengal are ready and on standby for rescue and relief operations," the Indian Army was quoted as saying by ANI.