Cyclone Hudhud weakened into deep depression over Chhattisgarh

Bhubaneswar/Hyderabad: Cyclone Hudhud weakened into a deep depression on Monday and lay centred over south Chhattisgarh and its neighbourhood, according to the meteorological centre here.

Hudhud, which had already weakened into a cyclonic storm, moved northwestwards and weakened further into a deep depression and lay centered over south Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood, about 90 km northwest of Jagdalpur and 190 km south of Raipur, it said.

It would further move north-northwestwards, weaken into a depression in the next six hours and finally into a well marked low pressure area during the subsequent six hours, it said.

Under its impact, rain and thundershower would occur at many places in Odisha in the next 24 hours, while heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur at one or two places in interior parts of the state.

Local Cautionary Signal Number Three (LC-III) is kept hoisted at all ports in the state.

Gusty surface wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from Southeast direction would prevail along and off Odisha Coasts.

The sea condition would be very rough to high along and off Odisha Coasts and fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea water, the met office said.

Cyclone fallout: SCR cancels 4 trains, diverts 3 others

The South Central Railway on Monday cancelled four trains and diverted three others in view of the prevailing weather conditions and heavy rains over north coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.

The Tirupati-Puri Express, Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Express and Nizamuddin-Visakapatnam Link Express have been cancelled.

Mumbai-Visakapatnam Express scheduled to leave Mumbai tomorrow has also been cancelled. The Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam Passenger was partially cancelled between Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam.

The Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express was diverted via Balharshah-Nagpur-Raipur-Jharsuguda.

The Nagarcoil-Shalimar Gurdev Express (which left yesterday) was diverted via Vijayawada-Warangal-Balharshah-Nagpur-Raipur-Jharsuguda.

The Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Express (which left CST Mumbai yesterday) was diverted via Kazipet-Balharshah-Nagpur, the SCR said.