Fani was generating maximum sustained winds of 170-180 km (105-111 miles) per hour, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Cyclone tracker Tropical Storm Risk rated Fani category 4 storm, a notch below the worst level.The cyclone will make landfall before Friday afternoon, the IMD said. Authorities have also shut down operations at Paradip, Dhamra and Visakhapatnam ports. State-run power company NTPC Ltd has no plans to shut the 3000-megawatt Talcher power plant in Odisha, its head of operations Prakash Tiwari said. "The power plant will be running as usual, should something happen we are prepared for any eventuality."

Source: dna May 02, 2019 17:26 UTC