India: IMD issues warning to fishermen, owing to depression in Bay of Bengal

The depression(weather system) in the Bay of Bengal, off India's east coast, is centred nearly 420kms southeast of the city of Chennai, said the Indian Meteorological Department(IMD). As per the forecast, this weather system is expected to move West-north-westwards towards the Northern Tamil Nadu and Southern Andhra Coasts.

According to Balachandran, Director ofthe Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, the weather system is expected to weaken from a depression into a well-marked low-pressure area on Tuesday(22^ndNovember). As a result of this, he said that there could be rainfall across parts of Tamil Nadu such as Chennai, Puducherry and Karaikal regions.

Specifying the regions that are forecast to receive heavy rainfall, he mentioned Chennai and adjoining districts. In a warning for fishermen, it was stated that winds would be gusting at speeds of 45-65kmph in parts of the Bay of Bengal. In the Coastal Tamil Nadu region and Southern Andhra Pradesh coast, fishermen were advised not to venture out, as a matter of precaution.