PIB Analysis 06-12-22 – Part 1

National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC)

National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) meets to review preparedness for possible cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal.
India Meteorological Department (IMD), briefed the Committee about the current status of the weather system in the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to move West-Northwestwards and concentrate into a Depression over South East Bay of Bengal by today evening.
Thereafter, it is likely to continue to move West-Northwestwards, intensify further into a cyclonic storm around December 07 evening and reach South West Bay of Bengal off North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coasts by 08 December morning.
It will continue to move West-Northwestwards towards North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coasts during subsequent 48 hours.
NDRF has made 5 teams available to Tamil Nadu and 3 teams for Puducherry as asked for by them and teams are also being kept on standby for Andhra Pradesh to be activated as and when the State Government desires.
Rescue and relief teams of the Army and Navy along with ships and aircraft have been kept ready on standby.
The Coast Guard is also ready with its ships.

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