Bhubaneswar: With the cyclone approaching Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coast, East Coast Railway has canceled 95 trains on December 3 and 4 for the safety of passengers.
As per the forecast by IMD-GFS model cyclone Jawad is likely to affect coastal Odisha as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm with wind speed of over 160 kmph. As a precautionary measure and for safety of passengers, 95 Mail and Express Trains have been cancelled for these days, the ECoR stated.
As per the prediction
, the system as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm hovers over west-central and adjoining north-west Bay of Bengal (BoB) off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts at 11:30 pm on December 3, over north-west and adjoining west-central BoB off south Odisha–north Andhra Pradesh coasts at 5:30 am on December 4, close to south Odisha coast at 11:30 am on December 4 and over coastal Odisha at 5:30 pm on December 4.
