The coastal and adjoining districts of Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram will receive very heavy rainfall, while South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur are set to get heavy downpours till July 28
Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu asked fishermen along the north Andhra coast to stay ashore until the advisory is lifted, and boat owners to check transponders and communication devices before any authorised movement at sea
As the weather system moved closer to the West Bengal-Odisha coast, the India Meteorological Department issued a red warning — the highest level of colour-coded warning — for South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur district