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Four Senior IAS Officers Deputed To These Odisha Districts For Cyclone ‘Amphan’ Management
Four Senior IAS Officers Deputed To These Odisha Districts For Cyclone ‘Amphan’ Management

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday deputed four senior bureaucrats to four coastal districts to provide guidance and support to the district administrations in cyclone Amphan management.

They are:-

The north Odisha coast will likely face the maximum impact of Cyclone Amphan when it makes landfall on Wednesday (May 20), the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, had said on Monday.
Talking about the wind speed of the cyclone at the time of the landfall between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) on May 20, he said it will be 145-155 kmph with gusting up to 170 kmph. The wind speed along the north Odisha coast during the period will be 110-120 kmph with gusting up to 140 kmph. However, the wind speed along the north Odisha coast from the afternoon on May 19 will be 75-85 kmph with gusting up to 95 kmph.

“The wind speed in the north coastal districts i.e., Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Kendrapara and Jajpur will increase on May 20 with 110-120 kmph with gusting up to 130 kmph. But in other coastal districts like Cuttack, Jagasinghpur, Puri and Khurda the wind speed will be 55-65 kmph with gusting up to 75 kmph,” Das said.

Also Read: NDRF Ready To Tackle Cyclone Amphan Impact In Odisha

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