Cyclone Gulab weakens into deep depression over North Andhra Pradesh
Cyclonic storm Gulab, which was over North Andhra Pradesh and adjoining South Odisha, weakened into a deep depression over North Andhra Pradesh at 2:30 am today and is very likely to continue moving west-northwestwards , during the next one will become more vulnerable in depression. 6 hours, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. The cyclone made landfall late Sunday evening.
In a tweet, the IMD said, “Cyclone ‘Gulaab’ over North Andhra Pradesh and adjoining South Odisha, weakened into North Andhra Pradesh at 02:30 hrs IST on September 27. It is likely to move west-northwestwards. There is a possibility of further weakening into a depression during the next 06 hours.”
Earlier, referring to IMD’s cyclone alert in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General Satya Narayan Pradhan had informed that 13 teams (24 sub-teams) were deployed in Odisha and five in Andhra Pradesh. has been posted in. .
On Monday, heavy to very heavy rainfall with very heavy to very heavy at isolated places very likely to occur at isolated places over South Chhattisgarh (above 20 cm); The IMD said heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Odisha, Telangana and Vidarbha and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over Coastal West Bengal and North Chhattisgarh.
(with inputs from agencies)
Read also | Cyclone Gulab makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
.