Guj: Vayu to weaken into 'well-marked low pressure area'
June 17, 2019 22:10
Cyclone Vayu, which weakened into a "depression", is likely to weaken further into a "well-marked low pressure area" before crossing the north Gujarat coast, a senior IMD official said on Monday.
Manorama Mohanty, scientist with India Meteorological Department at Ahmedabad, said Vayu was no longer a danger and would cause rainfall, and winds with a speed of 30-40 kilometres per hour.
"The cyclone has weakened and turned into depression, which is going to further weaken and convert into a well-marked low pressure area before it crosses the Gujarat coast," Mohanty said.
Asking fishermen not to venture into the north Arabian Sea, northern parts of central Arabian Sea and along and off Gujarat coast during next 24 hours, the IMD also said Gujarat would receive fairly widespread rainfall on Tuesday.
Five teams of the National Disaster Response Force and local authorities are prepared to carry out relief and rescue operations whenever required, an official said.
However, the Kutch district administration is on alert as the cyclone can cause heavy rainfall in the region.
The cyclone was earlier predicted to make landfall in Gujarat on June 13. However, it later began to move away from the state, sparing the coastline of any possible damage.
-- PTI
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