A low-pressure area is formed over the Arabian Sea and Lakhshwadeep which is likely to further into a cyclonic storm and reach the coastal areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. "A low-pressure area has formed over the southeast and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area. It is very likely to concentrate into a depression during the next 24 hours and intensify further into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours," Sunitha Devi, in charge of cyclones at IMD, said. The weather agency has said that the depression is likely to move northwards and reach the north Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts by June 3. Sea conditions will be very rough and the fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea till June 4, IMD added.

Source: dna May 31, 2020 11:48 UTC