Cyclone Jawad retracts, IMD predicts rainfall in THESE states till December 9 - IMD has predicted that around seven states will witness rains for the next two days, most likely due to the aftermath of Cyclone Jawad.
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba while chairing National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) meeting here on Thursday and Friday had reviewed the preparedness to deal with the cyclone and directed all state and Central agencies to follow each necessary protocol to ensure "no scope for loss of lives and to minimize the damage of property". Cyclone Jawad Update: Cyclonic Storm to Weaken Further into Low-Pressure Area During Next 6 Hours.
Cyclone Jawad, maiden cyclone of current northeast monsoon season, has now weakened to a low pressure area. Remnants of the storm now lie over Bangladesh and adjoining South Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. It is likely to weaken further in the next 24hr and finally get filled up in the subsequent 24hr over the same area.
Cyclone Jawad has weakened into a deep depression and today on December 5th at 5:30 it was near latitude 18.2 North and longitude 85.4 East over Northwest and adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal. It will degenerate further into a depression by today afternoon and will reach near Puri.