Bhubaneswar: The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Asani’ is to trigger light to moderate rainfall in coastal districts of Odisha while some districts are to experience heavy rainfall till May 12, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.
Heavy rainfall (7 -11cm) is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, and Puri on May 10; over the districts of Ganjam, Khordha, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack on May 11; and over the districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Bhadrak and Balasore on May 12.
Some impact on matured agricultural crops (summer rice, pulses), vegetables, and other vegetative/flowering crops (sugarcane, maize, etc), is likely over the districts of coastal Odisha due to rainfall.
The IMD has advised to harvest matured crops/vegetables before rain or arrange for drainage of excess water. It has also asked to avoid irrigation and use of pesticides and postpone sowing of crops (Jute and others).
The Severe Cyclonic Storm lay centered at 0530 hours IST today over Westcentral and adjoining South Bay of Bengal about 870 km west-northwest of Car Nicobar (Nicobar
Islands), 730 km west-northwest of Port Blair (Andaman Islands), 550 km southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and 680 km south-southeast of Puri (Odisha).
It is very likely to move northwestwards till 10th May and reach Westcentral and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh & Odisha coasts.
Thereafter, it is very likely to recurve north northeastwards and move towards Northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast. It is likely to weaken gradually into a Cyclonic Storm during the next 48 hours.
