The first storm of the year will come after 3 days: Heavy rain warning in Bengal-Odisha; Winds will move at a speed of 90 KMPH

Asani, the first cyclonic storm of the year 2022, can hit the coastal areas of India on 10 May. The Meteorological Department has issued heavy rain warning for four districts of Bengal and Odisha. The department said that the wind speed can remain up to 90 KMPH at the time of cyclone.

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Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that Cyclone Asani will move from Andaman Sea to Bay of Bengal on Saturday evening. After this, rain will occur in many districts of Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand from 8. He predicted that the cyclone could hit the coasts of Odisha or Andhra. During this, the wind speed can range from 75 to 90 KMPH.

The part visible in green color is the path of Cyclone Asani. Source- IMD

Odisha on high alert, warning for fishermen
Odisha Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said that on Saturday we will instruct the teams of NDRF and ODRAF to land on the field. He said that after the suggestion of the Indian Coast Guard, we have asked the fishermen not to go into the sea. The state government is on alert mode. We have made full preparations to deal with any kind of untoward incident.

The Odisha government has asked all the fishermen to move back to safer places from the sea.

Cyclone Asani will affect these states
Apart from Odisha, the effect of cyclonic storm Asani can be seen in many states of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, North-East. IMD has issued a yellow alert for Odisha.

Cyclone is coming after 5 months
Cyclone Jawad had come to India earlier in December 2021. At the same time, Cyclone Gulab knocked in September 2021, while in May 2021, Cyclone Yas wreaked havoc in many states including Bengal, Bihar.