Power Utilities Told to Brace for Cyclone Murasu
The storm is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm with winds of 100 to 110 kmph, the India Meteorological Department said.
- The India Meteorological Department reports the developing system over the Bay of Bengal will intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur by the morning of November 3.
- This threat follows Cyclone Arnab, which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Narsapur on October 28, bringing maximum sustained winds of 125 kmph and damaging crops across the region.
- Special Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand reviewed power sector preparedness on Sunday, instructing utilities to strategically position manpower and essential materials in vulnerable areas to safeguard electricity infrastructure.
- The Odisha government has ordered evacuation of residents from low-lying areas and hilly terrain, while the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar forecasts heavy rainfall up to 20 cm on November 2 and 3.
- Current tracking shows the system moving west-northwestwards at 23 kmph, with expected wind speeds of 100 to 110 kmph, gusting at 120 kmph as it approaches the Andhra Pradesh shoreline.
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How Cyclone ‘Murasu’ was named? What does it mean and when will it intensify into 'severe' cyclonic storm? Details
Cyclone Murasu: As of 5:30 pm on November 1, Cyclone Murasu was moving northwestward at a speed of around 25 kmph. It was located approximately 420 km from Chennai and 490 km from Nellore.
The deep depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into Cyclone 'Murasu'. It is located over the southwest and west-central Bay of Bengal on the afternoon of November 1.
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