Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra will chair a crucial meeting at 5 PM today to review preparedness for a possible cyclonic storm.
As per reports, the senior officials will discuss about the preparedness and necessary arrangements.
According to the India Meteorological Department’s latest bulletin, a low pressure area has formed over the southeast and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over north Andaman Sea and neighbourhood.
The system is likely to move west-northweswards and concentrate into a depression by October 22 morning and deep depression on October 23 over the central Bay of Bengal (BoB). Subsequently, it is very likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal by October 24, said Meteorological Department.
