fani

Disaster response teams are on alert and  fishermen  have been advised not to sail as India braces for  cyclone  'Fani', which raging in the Bay of Bengal, headed for the  Odisha  coast. Here are key points to know about the storm. Fani  (pronounced 'Foni)' was a 'severe cyclonic storm' Monday evening and could become an 'extremely severe cyclone' by Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Wind speed in a cyclonic storm is 80-90 km per hour and can reach up to 100 kmph. In an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm', the wind speed goes up to 170-180 kmph and could touch 195 kmph. Fani  is expected to impact Odisha's southern and coastal districts. The state's 880  cyclone  centres, 20 units of ODRAF ( Odisha  Disaster Rapid Action Force), 12 units of NDRF ( National  Disaster Response Force) and 335 fire units have been put on alert, NDTV quoted a government officer as saying. Cyclones and storms regula...