The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the deep depression formed over Bay of Bengal may intensify into a cyclone by Monday evening. The warning comes shortly after Cyclone Tej formed in the Arabian Sea.
After its formation, the cyclone will be called Hamoon, a name given by Iran. The Persian word reportedly refers to forests or wilderness. According to the IMD, the system is currently located in west-central Bay of Bengal after moving northeastwards on Sunday night. It lies centred around 400 km from Odisha's Paradip and 550 km south-southwest of Digha in West Bengal.
"It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross the Bangladesh coast between Khepupara and Chittagong around October 25 evening as a deep depression," the IMD stated in a bulletin on Monday morning.
The cyclone is expected to impact regions of coastal Odisha as well as West Bengal. While the Odisha government has asked all district collectors to remain prepared, the wind and moderate rain could play spoilsport for the elaborate Durga Puja celebrations in Bengal. Light to moderate rainfall would occur at a few places in Odisha's northern and southern coastal districts, besides Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal, PTI reported. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into deep seas.
On Sunday, Cyclone Tej, brewing in the Arabian Sea, intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and headed towards the Yemen-Oman coast. The IMD predicted it will cross the coasts between Yemen's Al Ghaidah and Oman's Salalah on Tuesday. The formation of twin cyclones, simultaneously in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, is a rare phenomenon.
