A Depression Centred 1250 Km Away from Chennai

A depression has been entered into the Andaman Sea and is centred at 1250 km away from Chennai today. Briefing the media here today, Shri Ajit Tyagi, Director General, India Meteorological Department said there is no indication of it to turn into a super cyclone as reported by certain media. It is a depression now and likely to become a cyclone and may touch the coast near Nellore in Andhra Pradesh by evening or night of 7th of this month.

IMD is keeping a very close watch on it and offices at Vizag, Hyderabad and Chennai are tracking the system since 30th of last month .This new system developed over the Pacific ocean and then entered into the Andaman Sea. Since then it is intensifying into a depression and it is centred at 1250 km away from Chennai. Its track is under close watch. , Dr Tyagi added. He clarified that it will be intensified and its movement is normal so there is no need to concern. The present models suggest that it will weakened when reach the coast. IMD is closely monitoring it with satellite, radar, the numerical observations, assimilation, and various numerical prediction models are being used. Three Doplar Radars at Chennai, Machhilipatnam and Vizag will monitor the system. Once the depression comes in the range of 200 to 450 km area, precise details of the system will be known.

Shri Shashidhar Reddy, Member, National Disaster Management Authority appealed media not to create panic as it is still in depression stage. The north-east monsoon has already set in which brought rains in Andhra Pradesh. The soil and reservoirs are saturated, so even little rain will create problem in the state, he explained.

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