CHENNAI: The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lanka coast intensified into Cyclonic Storm Ditwah on Thursday after tracking north-northwest at around 15 kmph over the past six hours.
IMD releases the track of cyclone Ditwah which is likely to move towards Chennai
In its 11:30 am bulletin on November 27, the IMD said the storm was centred near latitude 6.9°N and longitude 81.9°E, close to Pottuvil on Sri Lanka’s eastern coast. Ditwah was located about 90 km south-southeast of Batticaloa, 120 km northeast of Hambantota, 200 km south-southeast of Trincomalee, 610 km south-southeast of Puducherry, and 700 km south-southeast of Chennai.
The system is expected to continue moving north-northwest across the southwest Bay of Bengal and the Sri Lanka coast. It is likely to reach the waters off North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh by the early hours of November 30, the IMD said.
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