Rain Alert For Odisha As Depression Over BoB Intensifies Into Cyclone

Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm on Sunday evening.

It is heading towards the Bangladesh coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The cyclonic storm developing in the Bay of Bengal will primarily impact the Sunderbans spread over West Bengal and Bangladesh, as tidal waves are likely to reach a height of six metres owing to the twin effect of the weather system and astronomical tide, the Met Department said.

*Deep Depression over central Bay of Bengal intensified into a #Cyclonic Storm “#SITRANG” pronounced as “Si-Trang” pic.twitter.com/1XNbUqcHj1

— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) October 23, 2022

The cyclone, named Sitrang by Thailand, is likely to make landfall between Tinkona island and Sandwip in Bangladesh on Tuesday morning, it said.

At 5.30 pm on Sunday, the cyclone was 580 km south of Sagar Island in West Bengal and 740 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh, it said.

Under its impact, parts of Odisha and West Bengal are likely to receive heavy rainfall, the IMD said.