Daily Current Affairs / Cyclone 'Gulab' hits Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
Category : National Published on: September 29 2021
· The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has now issued a red alert for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh after 'Cyclone Gulab' made landfall over the northwest and adjoining the west-central Bay of Bengal.
· Pakistan has named "Cyclone Gulab".
· The word ‘Gulab’ refers to a rose in English. The wind speed during landfall is said to be in the range of 90 kmph to 100 kmph.
Important facts
About IMD
v The India Meteorological Department is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
v It is an agency dealing with meteorological observation, weather forecasting, and seismology.
v Founded: 1875
v Motto: 'The Sun Gives Rainfall'.
v Head of IMD: Dr. Mrityunjay Mohapatra
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