Cyclone Yaas : Landfall Process Begins Near Dhamra Port in Odisha's Bhadrak District, To Continue For 3-4 Hours

Cyclone Yaas is expected to hit land before noon on Wednesday at wind speeds of around 130-155 km/hr, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reported, adding that it is currently centered over the northwestern Bay of Bengal. At 45 o'clock. M., The center of Yaas was about 40 km east of Dhamra and 90 km south-southeast of Balasore. The Director-General of the India Meteorology Department (IMD), Dr. Marutyunjay Mohapatra said the effects of the cyclone will be severe for six hours before and after it hits land. and Chandbali in Odisha will experience the maximum damage.

The cyclone is being tracked by Doppler weather Radar at Paradip.

Odisha and West Bengal are preparing for Cyclone Yaas today. The landing process started near Dhamra port in the Bhadrak district of Odisha at 10:00 a.m. IST and is expected to last for the next 3-4 hours. Cyclone storm 'and would hit the landmass around noon. 

Around 20 lakhs have been evacuated to a safer location in the two states. The NDRF has sent teams to the states in which the armed forces are also on standby. The Interior Minister of Odisha is currently in Balasore. Kolkata Airport is completely closed, as are all major ports in both states. 

Tidal waves 2 to 3 meters above astronomical height are likely to inundate the low areas of Balasore, Bhadrak and about 2 meters above the astronomical high tide the low areas. More than 11.5 lakhs of people have been evacuated from vulnerable locations in West Bengal in view of the looming cyclone Yaas, West Bengal Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee reported.

Odisha's government said it had moved more than 2 billion people from vulnerable areas in coastal areas to safe places.