<p>A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression that will cross the West Bengal and Odisha coasts on May 26 as a "very severe cyclonic storm", the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The depression is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm, "Yaas", by Monday, it added.</p>.<p>"It (the depression) is very likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by 24th May morning and further into a very severe cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near West Bengal and north Odisha coasts by 26th May morning," the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/all-precautionary-steps-taken-in-bengal-for-cyclone-yaas-mamata-to-stay-at-control-room-989006.html" target="_blank">All precautionary steps taken in Bengal for Cyclone Yaas; Mamata to stay at control room </a></strong></p>.<p>"It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal between the Paradip and Sagar islands by evening of 26th May as a very severe cyclonic storm," it added.</p>.<p>The state governments as well as the Centre are preparing for the cyclone that will bring winds with a speed ranging 155-165 kmph and gusting to 185 kmph.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a timely evacuation of those involved in offshore activities as he chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of the state and central agencies to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone Yaas.</p>.<p>He asked officials to work in close coordination with the states to ensure safe evacuation of people from the high-risk areas and stressed the need to ensure that the time duration of outages of the power supply and communication network is minimum and these links are restored swiftly, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.</p>.<p>Modi also asked the officials to ensure proper coordination and planning with the states to ensure that no disruption is caused to the treatment of Covid-19 patients in hospitals and vaccination against the viral disease.</p>.<p>He called for involving various stakeholders such as the coastal communities and industries by directly reaching out to them, the PMO said. </p>
<p>A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression that will cross the West Bengal and Odisha coasts on May 26 as a "very severe cyclonic storm", the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The depression is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm, "Yaas", by Monday, it added.</p>.<p>"It (the depression) is very likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by 24th May morning and further into a very severe cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near West Bengal and north Odisha coasts by 26th May morning," the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/all-precautionary-steps-taken-in-bengal-for-cyclone-yaas-mamata-to-stay-at-control-room-989006.html" target="_blank">All precautionary steps taken in Bengal for Cyclone Yaas; Mamata to stay at control room </a></strong></p>.<p>"It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal between the Paradip and Sagar islands by evening of 26th May as a very severe cyclonic storm," it added.</p>.<p>The state governments as well as the Centre are preparing for the cyclone that will bring winds with a speed ranging 155-165 kmph and gusting to 185 kmph.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a timely evacuation of those involved in offshore activities as he chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of the state and central agencies to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone Yaas.</p>.<p>He asked officials to work in close coordination with the states to ensure safe evacuation of people from the high-risk areas and stressed the need to ensure that the time duration of outages of the power supply and communication network is minimum and these links are restored swiftly, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.</p>.<p>Modi also asked the officials to ensure proper coordination and planning with the states to ensure that no disruption is caused to the treatment of Covid-19 patients in hospitals and vaccination against the viral disease.</p>.<p>He called for involving various stakeholders such as the coastal communities and industries by directly reaching out to them, the PMO said. </p>