New Delhi: India’s Tsunami Early Warning System, operated by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), has consistently met international performance benchmarks and strengthened coastal disaster preparedness, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. Operational Since 2007 Established in the aftermath of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the…
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Cyclone Ditwah: IMD Warns of TN-AP Landfall by Nov 30
A cyclonic storm named Ditwah has formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal and is expected to reach the waters off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh by early November 30, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. Where the storm formed and current position According to…
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Cyclone Senyar Alert: IMD Warns Heavy Rain, Possible Landfall
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that a well-marked low-pressure area over the Strait of Malacca and the adjoining South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal around November 26. If named, the storm will be called Senyar. Authorities have issued…
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Cyclone Montha poised to strike Andhra coast on October 28
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that Cyclone Montha, currently a deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a “severe cyclonic storm” and make landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh near Kakinada between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam on the evening or night of…