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Cyclone ‘GAJA’ to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours

| @indiablooms | Nov 14, 2018, at 12:51 pm

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS) : The Cyclonic storm ‘GAJA’ over West central and adjoining East central and  South Bay of Bengal moved west-southwestwards with a speed of 06 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST on Wednesday over Westcentral and adjoining East central & South Bay of Bengal, about 540 km east of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 640 km northeast of Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu).

It is likely to move west-southwestwards and intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 24 hours. While moving west-southwestwards further, it is likely to weaken gradually on Thursday and cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore as a Cyclonic Storm in the evening.

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