Cyclone Jawad to make landfall at noon
December 05, 2021  09:47
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Ahead of the landfall of cyclonic storm Jawad at the Odisha coast near Puri around noon on Sunday, 18 National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed in West Bengal as the sea at Digha has turned rough due to cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal. 

Cyclone Jawad is likely to weaken further from deep depression into depression by Sunday morning, the India meteorological department said. 

"Deep depression remnant of cyclonic storm Jawad over West Central Bay of Bengal, lay centered at 23:30 hours IST of December 4, near lat 17.5 degree north, long 85.0 degree east, about 200 km south of Gopalpur. Likely to move north-north-east wards, weaken further into a depression by morning of December 5, reach Odisha coast near Puri around noon of same day,"a the weather agency said. 

According to the assistant commandant of NDRF in Digha, SD Prasad, "18 NDRF teams are deployed in West Bengal. We carried out awareness programmes and are ready for evacuations if needed. It is a matter of relief that 'Jawad' will weaken into a deep depression when it reaches Puri beach today (Sunday)." -- ANI
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