Cyclone Asani! IMD sounds high alert at Andaman and Nicobar
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New Delhi: In view of Cyclone Asani, authorities concerned at India Meteorological Department (IMD) have sounded high alert at Andaman and Nicobar islands.
The IMD has advised fishermen to not venture into the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea during this period.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands MP Kuldeep Rai has urged Lieutenant Governor Admiral (Retired) D K Joshi to put the disaster management machinery on high alert.
Kuldeep Rai also urged Joshi to declare a holiday on March 19 and 21 in all the schools and colleges. March 20 being Sunday is also a holiday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast that the low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal will become well-marked by March 20 morning and turn into a cyclonic storm on March 21.
It will move along and off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and reach the Bangladesh-north Myanmar coasts on March 22, IMD sources.
If formed, the cyclonic storm will cause serious damage to the Union territory. The disaster management machinery be put on high alert and a sufficient number of officials deployed in remote islands to manage the situation effectively, Kuldeep said.
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