Cyclone Tauktae: Vistara, IndiGo announces their flights are likely to impacted

In the wake of cyclone Tauktae Vistara and IndiGo on Saturday issued travel advisories stating that some of their flights are likely to be impactedAs per the advisory issued by Vistara today flights to and from Chennai Thiruvanathapuram Kochi Bengaluru Mumbai Pune Goa and Ahmedabad might be impacted till May 17 due to the adverse weather conditions expected over the Arabian Sea triggered by cyclone TauktaeDue to the adverse weather conditions expected over the Arabian Sea flights to and from Chennai Thiruvanathapuram Kochi Bengaluru Mumbai Pune Goa and Ahmedabad are likely to be impacted till May 17 2021 it saidIndiGo also issued a travel advisory stating that flights to and from Keralas KannurAlso read Cyclone Tauktae Goa authorities gear up to tackle situationThe airline tweeted Travel Advisory Due to Cyclone Tauktae flights tofrom Kannur are impacted You may visit Plan B to opt for alternate options or get a refundAs cyclone Tauktae furthers closer into the Indian West Coast the Central Water Commission CWC on Saturday issued an orange bulletin for Kerala and Tamil Nadu predicting a severe flood situation in the two statesWater levels are likely to reach danger and highest flood levels the CWC saidAs of 8 am today morning rivers Manimala Achankovil in Kerala and Kodaiyar in Tamil Nadu continued flowing in Severe situation all three above their danger levelsOn Friday night the India Meteorological Department had informed that the lowpressure area over the Arabian Sea near Lakshwadeep had intensified into a deep depression and will intensify into a cyclonic storm in the following 12 hoursDeep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm Tauktae pronounced as TauTe over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast and eastcentral the Arabian Sea Cyclone watch for south Gujarat and Diu coasts the IMD had tweetedThe cyclone is likely to impact areas including the coast of Kerala Karnataka Lakshadweep Goa and MaharashtraThe IMD had also predicted that the cyclone would hit the Gujarat coast by May 18 morningDeep Depression over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast and eastcentral Arabian Sea about 55 km northnorthwest of Amini Divi To intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during the next 12 hours To move northnorthwestwards and reach near Gujarat coast by 18th May morning tweeted the IMDNational Disaster Response Force NDRF officials had assured on Friday that they were well prepared for cyclone Tauktae and 53 teams had been committed 24 teams predeployed and 29 teams were on standbyready for the 5 most vulnerable statesFive districts in Kerala had been put under red alert by the IMD on FridayThiruvananthapuram Kollam Pathanamthitta Alappuzha and ErnakulamAccording to the IMD the lowpressure area in the southeastern Arabian Sea has intensified into a severe depression Even though Kerala is not in the predicted path of the cyclone heavy rains strong winds and strong sea gusts are expected in the State till May 16 Vijayan said in a press briefingHe further said that nine teams of the National Disaster Response Force NDRF have been deployed as a precautionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever