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Port Blair, Jun 21: As per IMD forecast Heavy rain (7-11cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands from 22 to 25 June 2021.
According to a release heavy rainfall and thunderstorm with lightening is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 22 and 23 June 2021.
For further enquiries / information one can contact helpline of State Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1070 & District Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1077.
Port Blair, Jun 18: As per IMD forecast Heavy rain (7-11cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Thunderstorm with lightening likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 20th and 21st June 2021.
According to a release heavy rainfall and thunderstorm with lightening is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 22 June 2021.
For further enquiries / information one can contact helpline of State Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1070 & District Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1077.
Port Blair, June 08: The recent weather forecast indicates SW Monsoon wind flow is likely to strengthen over the Bay of Bengal from 08 Jun 21. SW Monsoon is likely to be strong to vigorous over the entire Bay of Bengal and Andaman sea from 07 – 18 Jun 21. Further a low pressure area is also likely to form over the Northwest Bay of Bengal from 11 Jun 21 onwards. It is likely to persist over the region and concentrate/intensify into a Depression/Deep Depression during the subsequent two days. It is likely to move in NWly direction towards the coast of North Odisha from 11 – 13 Jun 21. Under it’s influence, heavy rain/thundershower with high wind speed and rough sea conditions are likely to remain over Andaman sea from 08 – 18 Jun 21.
The Indian Coast Guard has shared the weather information with civil administration including fisheries authorities. The Coast Guard Stations at various locations in A & N Region have been directed to sensitize fishing community in coordination with local fisheries authorities on persisting rough seas/inclement weather at sea and urge the fishermen to refrain from moving out to sea from 08 Jun onwards. The Coast Guard vessels on deployment are sensitizing fishermen at sea and guiding them to return to harbour. All Coast Guard establishments and ships in A & N Region have been alerted and directed to maintain highest state of preparedness to meet any contingency.
For any emergency/assistance at sea, call Coast Guard SAR Agency at Toll Free number 1554, State Emergency Operation Centre at helpline No. 1070 and District Emergency Operation Centre at helpline No. 1077.
Port Blair, May 26: According to weather forecast by IMD Heavy rain (7-11cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman Wednesday 26 May (Day-2) & Nicobar Islands. Thundersquall with wind speed reaching 50-60 km gusting to 70 kmph likely to occur over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 25, 26 and 27 May 2021.
On 28 and 29 May 2021 heavy rain (7-11cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind (speed reaching 40-50kmph) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Due to strong to vigorous South West Monsoon over South Bay and Andaman sea, wind speed is likely to exceed 45 kmph over South Bay and Andaman sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea till further information.
Local Cautionary Signal III has been hoisted at Port Blair Port.
For further enquiries / information contact helpline of State Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1070 & District Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1077. For any emergency/assistance at sea, call Coast Guard SAR Agency at Toll Free number 1554.
Port Blair, May 25: Mr. M Vinod President, Andaman Association of Tour Operators (AATO) and president of IATTE (Andaman Chapter) has urged in his letter addressed to the Lt. Governor of A & N Islands and the Chief Secretary of A & N Administration to provide relief to tourism stakeholders, affected from Cyclone Yaas.
In his letter, Mr. M Vinod expressed his gratitude towards the selfless service for the Islands under their leadership. “The citizens of these Islands are safe from the wrath of Covid-19 to a large extent,” AATO president added.
He further pointed out that Cyclone Yaas has hit the Islands and it caused damages to the boats anchored in the harbor of Junglighat as well as blew boat ticket counters in the Water Sports Complex and Dive Shops and other small shops at North Bay. “The financial implications of the damages are substantial,” Mr. Vinod added.
He requested to provide relief in the form of direct cash transfer to such tourism stakeholders who were gravely impacted by Cyclone Yaas especially considering the plight of tourism stakeholders that are all currently unemployed or out of business, the president Mr. Vinod added to his letter.
Port Blair, May 25: In the wake of the cyclonic weather conditions prevailing over the islands for the past few days the District Administration has been on the alert to avert auntoward incident and further have also initiated the measure to mitigate the same, State Disaster Management Control Room is monitoring the situation round the clock.
District Administration in on the forefront in redressing the grievances at the earliest. Revenue field staff is taking stock of the conditions of their respective areas. Fallen trees are being cleared with the help of staffs of PBMC, APWD, Electricity department and other line departments. Electric poles are being reinstalled and it is ensured that there is no power break in any areas. Vehicles are kept standby for meeting any eventuality or grievance. Disaster management kits are handed over to all Panchayats in advance to provide quick relief and rescue operation in case of disaster.
People have been moved from low lying areas and are given accommodation in APWD quarters and Anganwadi centers. Food and ration is being prepared and given to the rescued people. Tarpaulins are distributed to people in affected areas as a relief measure. Medical team is assisting and attending all those who require medical attention.
Shri Suneel Anchipaka, Deputy Commissioner(SA) has requested all people to stay home since lockdown has been imposed, so as to avoid any mishap to be caused due to the inclement weather conditions.
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Port Blair, May 24: Due to Cyclonic weather conditions around Andaman and Nicobar Islands, two foreign cargo ships have taken shelter near Swaraj Dweep Island.
According to reports, a Malaysian flag Cargo vessel MTT Senporna took shelter on 22nd May while a Tuvalu registered foreign vessel namely MV Pioneer Fortune took shelter yesterday.
It has been learnt from sources that the Malaysian vessel is having 22 crew members, out of which 20 are Chinese & 02 are Malaysian. The vessel reportedly sailed from Port Klang, Malaysia and was going towards Chitagong, Bangladesh.
On the other hand MV Pioneer Fortune sailed from Singapore recently and was going towards Pradip, India.
It has been learnt that as soon as weather clear these vessels will move for their respective destinations but before that a joint interrogation will be carried out by India’s security agencies.
Port Blair, May 24: As per IMD forecast Heavy rain (7-11cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Thunder squall with wind speed reaching 45-55 km gusting to 65 kmph likely to occur over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 24 and 25 May 2021.
According to a release Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind (speed reaching 40-50kmph) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 26 and 27 May 2021.
The release added that due to strong to vigorous South West Monsoon over Andaman sea and South Bay of Bengal, wind speed is likely to exceed 45 kmph, Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea till further information.
or further enquiries / information contact helpline of State Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1070 & District Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1077. For any emergency/assistance at sea, call Coast Guard SAR Agency at Toll Free number 1554.
Port Blair, May 21: As per a press release of IMD, advance of Southwest monsoon into some parts of south Bay of Bengal, South Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and some parts of North Andaman Sea is noted.
“Likely formation of a low pressure area over eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea on 22nd May and its intensification into a Cyclonic Storm,” the release added.
On 22nd May Heavy to very heavy rain (7-20cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman Islands. Heavy rain (7-11cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Nicobar Islands and Thunderstorm with lightning & gusty wind (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) likely to occur over Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
On 23rd May heavy rain (7-11cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Thundersquall with wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph likely to occur over Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Due to onset of Southwest Monsoon over South Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay of Bengal, wind speed is likely to exceed 45 kmph from today, 21″ May. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea from 21 May till further information.
For further enquiries / information contact helpline of State Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1070 & District Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1077. For any emergency/assistance at sea, call Coast Guard SAR Agency at Toll Free number 1554.
Port Blair, May 19: The recent weather forecast indicates formation of low pressure area over east central Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman sea around 23 May 21 and the system is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, a press release issued by Indian Coast Guard said here today.
According to the release, under it’s influence, squally weather with high wind speed and rough sea conditions are likely to remain over Andaman sea from 21-26 May 21.
The Indian Coast Guard has shared the weather information with civil administration including fisheries authorities. The Coast Guard Stations at various locations in A & N Region, in coordination with local fisheries authorities, are sensitizing the fishing community on persisting rough seas/inclement weather at sea and urging the fishermen to refrain from moving out to sea from 20 May onwards. The Coast Guard vessels on deployment are sensitizing fishermen at sea and guiding them to return to harbour. All Coast Guard establishments and ships in A & N Region have been alerted and directed to maintain highest state of preparedness to meet any contingency.
“Further, it is requested that an advisory may be issued through your newspaper advising fishermen not to venture into sea from 20 May 21 onwards till improvement of weather. For any emergency/assistance at sea, call Coast Guard SAR Agency at Toll Free number 1554, the coast guard release said here today.