LAs many as 95 trains passing over or originating from East Coast Railway has been cancelled due to the threat posed by Cyclone Jawad that may hit Odisha on Saturday morning.
The cyclonic storm is likely to form over the central Bay of Bengal on December 3. East Coast Railway said that the trains have been cancelled in view of “safety of passengers” the low-pressure area forms in the south Andaman Sea.
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Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as the cyclone Jawad is likely to hit coastal districts on Saturday.
The low pressure area over the central parts of Andaman Sea has moved west-northwestwards and become a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining the Andaman Sea, the IMD had said on Thursday.
(With inputs from agencies)
