According to India’s Central Meteorological Department (IMD), the deep depression that appeared in the northern part of the Arabian Sea a few days ago has already turned into a strong cyclone. The storm is likely to hit the coast of the western Indian state of Gujarat in the next 24 hours.
IMD informed this information on Friday. Reuters news
The approaching cyclone has been named ‘Asana’. Pakistan, another country on the shores of the Arabian Sea, has given this name. Apart from Gujarat, Pakistan’s southeastern province of Sindh will also be hit by ‘Asna’, the country’s Meteorological Department said.
According to the latest IMD forecast on Saturday, it is currently 250 km off the west coast of Nalia city in Gujarat, 160 km off the coast of Pakistan’s Karachi and 350 km off the coast of Pasni in Balochistan. At present, ‘Asna’ is moving at a speed of 14 kilometers per hour.
Meanwhile, under the influence of ‘Asana’, heavy rains have started in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, Surat, Porbandar, Morbi, Swarka and Kutch districts since last Wednesday night. Floods have occurred in many areas of these districts due to heavy rains.
However, in the last 24 hours the highest rainfall has occurred in Kutch district. IMD senior meteorologist Ramashroy Yadav told NDTV, “Kutch district has received 882 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, which is at least 50 percent more than the normal period. Besides, Surat and Kutch districts also received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours.
