Depression intensifies into deep depression

May cross Barisal-Ctg coast today

The depression over the west-central Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression yesterday afternoon, which sped on a north-north-easterly course towards the Barisal-Chittagong coast. It was expected to cross the coast this morning, gaining in strength as it approached the shore, sources in the Met Office said. There are chances that the deep depression may intensify into a cyclone. However, such a cyclonic storm would not be a strong one, the sources told The Independent. Nevertheless, it was packing winds at its core of 50km per hour, rising up to 60kmph in gusts.
In case it turns into a cyclone, it would have the name ‘Nada’ (meaning ‘dewdrops’ in Arabic). It would come in the wake of the October 23 cyclone ‘Kyant’, a Myanmarese word depicting a crocodile coming ahead of a sea surge. As the depression intensifies into a deep depression, it might become a cyclone, or it might fizzle out in the sea, the Met Office sources said. It did not take any chances, but upgraded its warnings for the maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra from local cautionary (LC) Signal 3 to LC Signal 4 yesterday afternoon.
Our Chittagong Correspondent adds: In preparations to face Nada, control rooms have been set up in Chittagong to facilitate evacuation of the marginalised people to safety shelters, to monitor and to tackle the possible disaster.
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has taken wide range of preparation on to face cyclone ‘Nada’.
A monitoring cell has been set up at Dampara electric department of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC). CCC Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin himself is monitoring the activities of the monitoring cell.  
CCC sources also said that they have kept ready doctors, dry foods, medicines and 500 workers to conduct rescue operation if needed.
CCC opened hotline to keep people in touch with updates. Hotline numbers are—630739, 633469 and asked to contact with superintendent engineer Mahfuzul Haque (01819387463) and Executive engineer Julun Kumar Das (01819349093) if emergency.
The river ports, too, have been asked to hoist riverine Signal 2 and passenger and cargo vessels moving along the southern routes have been asked not to proceed down Barisal till the weather clears, reports said.
As the deep depression forged ahead, it unleashed high winds, churning out heavy convection in the northern Bay. It was very rough, with showers continuing since Friday across the country with gusty winds. The rains were light to moderate and the coastal areas bore the brunt of the high winds and rains, which may continue for the next 72 hours, the Met sources said. As the sea turns rough, there are also warnings for the coastal districts, their offshore islands and chars, as these may experience sea surges driven by high winds 2–3 feet above normal astronomical tides. The districts are Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Chandpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Barisal, Pirojpur, Jhalokathi, Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira, a Met special bulletin (No. 10) said.

Depression intensifies into deep depression

May cross Barisal-Ctg coast today

The depression over the west-central Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression yesterday afternoon, which sped on a north-north-easterly course towards the Barisal-Chittagong coast. It was expected to cross the coast this morning, gaining in strength as it approached the shore, sources in the Met Office said. There are chances that the deep depression may intensify into a cyclone. However, such a cyclonic storm would not be a strong one, the sources told The Independent. Nevertheless, it was packing winds at its core of 50km per hour, rising up to 60kmph in gusts. In case it turns into a cyclone, it would have the name Nada (meaning dewdrops in Arabic). It would come in the wake of the October 23 cyclone Kyant, a Myanmarese word depicting a crocodile coming ahead of a sea surge. As the depression intensifies into a deep depression, it might become a cyclone, or it might fizzle out in the sea, the Met Office sources said. It did not take any chances, but upgraded its warnings for the maritime ports of Chittagong, Coxs Bazar, Mongla and Payra from local cautionary (LC) Signal 3 to LC Signal 4 yesterday afternoon. Our Chittagong Correspondent adds: In preparations to face Nada, control rooms have been set up in Chittagong to facilitate evacuation of the marginalised people to safety shelters, to monitor and to tackle the possible disaster. Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has taken wide range of preparation on to face cyclone Nada. A monitoring cell has been set up at Dampara electric department of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC). CCC Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin himself is monitoring the activities of the monitoring cell. CCC sources also said that they have kept ready doctors, dry foods, medicines and 500 workers to conduct rescue operation if needed. CCC opened hotline to keep people in touch with updates. Hotline numbers are630739, 633469 and asked to contact with superintendent engineer Mahfuzul Haque (01819387463) and Executive engineer Julun Kumar Das (01819349093) if emergency. The river ports, too, have been asked to hoist riverine Signal 2 and passenger and cargo vessels moving along the southern routes have been asked not to proceed down Barisal till the weather clears, reports said. As the deep depression forged ahead, it unleashed high winds, churning out heavy convection in the northern Bay. It was very rough, with showers continuing since Friday across the country with gusty winds. The rains were light to moderate and the coastal areas bore the brunt of the high winds and rains, which may continue for the next 72 hours, the Met sources said. As the sea turns rough, there are also warnings for the coastal districts, their offshore islands and chars, as these may experience sea surges driven by high winds 23 feet above normal astronomical tides. The districts are Coxs Bazar, Chittagong, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Chandpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Barisal, Pirojpur, Jhalokathi, Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira, a Met special bulletin (No. 10) said.