By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: SRC, Odisha directed the Collectors of 4 districts including Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj to ensure preparatory measures in view of depression over central Bay of Bengal.
IMD said WML concentrated to Depression over central Bay of Bengal(BoB) at 0530hrs of 24May. Likely to move northeastwards and intensify further into a cyclone over eastcentral BoB by 25 morning. Subsequently, it would move nearly northwards, intensify into a severe cyclone by 25evening.
Continuing to move nearly northward, it is very likely to cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara around 26th May midnight as a severe cyclonic storm.