‘Mahasen’ cyclone, on the move as alert sounded across Assam
17 May 2013 6:18 AM IST
An alert has been sounded across Assam as cyclone ‘Mahasen’ is likely to hit the north-eastern states tonight, officials said on Thursday.
All boats and ferry services on Brahmaputra have been closed for the next three days and fishermen have been directed not to venture out to the river.
A control room has been set up in the district headquarters though no evacuation was required at the moment as the intensity was expected to be less.
South Assam or Barak valley was expected to experience the cyclone with other parts of the state expected to receive heavy to moderate rainfall, sources at the regional meteorological centre at Guwahati said. The storm had formed over the Andaman and Nicobar islands on 10 May and was moving in north-west direction but on 14 May, it started moving towards north-east, deputy director general of meteorology Mahesh Kumar Gupta said. The wind was moving at a speed of 55 to 65 km per hour and was likely to affect many states in the north-east.
All boats and ferry services on Brahmaputra have been closed for the next three days and fishermen have been directed not to venture out to the river.
A control room has been set up in the district headquarters though no evacuation was required at the moment as the intensity was expected to be less.
South Assam or Barak valley was expected to experience the cyclone with other parts of the state expected to receive heavy to moderate rainfall, sources at the regional meteorological centre at Guwahati said. The storm had formed over the Andaman and Nicobar islands on 10 May and was moving in north-west direction but on 14 May, it started moving towards north-east, deputy director general of meteorology Mahesh Kumar Gupta said. The wind was moving at a speed of 55 to 65 km per hour and was likely to affect many states in the north-east.
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