'Amphan': India facing second super cyclone, says NDRF chief S N Pradhan
Super cyclone ‘Amphan’,
which will make landfall on May 20 between Digha in West
Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh, is a significant
development and 53 teams are on the job to save lives and property, NDRF Chief
S N Pradhan said on Monday.
Addressing
a press conference along with IMD DG M Mohapatra, Pradhan said the National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was not taking Amphan lightly as it was only the
second time that India is facing a super cyclone in
the Bay of Bengal region. He said this was a very “significant development” as
this is the second super cyclone after
the first one hit the Odisha coast
in 1999.
The landfall of cyclone ‘Amphan’ would be on May 20 between Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh, he said.
The landfall of cyclone ‘Amphan’ would be on May 20 between Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh, he said.
“Cyclone
Amphan is very intense. It has the potential to wreak large-scale damage,”
Mohapatra said.
The
landing could also take place between Sagar Island or Kakdwip and both are
residential areas, the NDRF Director General
said.
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