Laila Cyclone is now located at just 70 Nautical Miles (130 kilometers) east-northeast of Chennai. It moved 10 kms in north-west direction in last 6 hours. Maximum wave height will be around 15 feet. Political effect: Congress party post-poned "Punarankitha Sabha" due to "Laila" cyclone and asked cadre to participate in cyclone assistance and rehalitation programmes. According to NASA, this cyclone was formed as a low depression centre on May 17. It was intensified in last 2 days to become a cyclone. According to a study done by National Remote Sensing Agency (Balanagar, Hyderabad), very few cyclones crossed Ongole and Vizag coasts. Landfall of most cyclones is in Nellore, krishna and Godavari districts (Pennar, krishna and Godavari rivers). As per study, severe storms mostly originated in November and May. Businessweek update: Reliance Industries shuts its gas field at Krishna basin near Kakinada for 2 days. It will be reopened after reviewing cyclone situation. … [Read more...]








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