Cyclone Laila

• RIL shuts oil, gas at MA fields due to cyclone 'Laila'

  Reliance Industries has shut crude oil and gas production from its Krishna Godavari basin MA fields in the Bay of Bengal as a precautionary measure to avoid damage from tropical cyclone 'Laila'. The company shut oil and gas production from the MA field lying in prolific KG-D6 block yesterday, a source in know of the development said. Gas pr...

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  Heat wave bakes India before monsoon

  Temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius gripped large swathes of India, with heat stroke killing dozens of people as the country waits for the annual monsoon rains to reach the mainland.

• Cyclone-hit Guntur limping back to normalcy

  Cyclone-battered coastal Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, is limping back to normality as essential services like power supply is restored.Roads in the district are cleared of the obstructions, train tracks are desilted, and business, trade and commerce have resumed their activity.The dreaded cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal crossed the coast ...

• Cyclone Laila disrupts train movements on north-south route

  The cyclonic storm Laila has thrown out of gear the movement of trains on the north-south route passing through Nagpur and a number of trains were running behind schedule upto 30 hours.

• Cyclone Laila stationary, toll rises to 27 in coastal Andhra

  Cyclonic storm Laila remained stationary near south coastal Andhra Pradesh as heavy rains and gales continued to batter the region for the third consecutive day on Friday, killing 27 people and inundating towns and villages.The transport system was paralysed and electricity and communication disrupted. Two trains -Circar Express and Simhardi - from...

• Cyclone Laila moves towards Orissa, rains in Andhra

  Cyclone Laila weakened ahead of landfall about 30 km from Bapatla in Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday but still left 16 people dead, flooded thousands of homes, snapped power supply in many areas and threw rail and road traffic out of gear in the coastal region of the state. (See Pics)Though Laila's intensity reduced considerably, the ...

• Impact of Cyclone Laila

  There were heavy rains, as coastal Andhra Pradesh waited hours for Cyclone Laila. Thursday evening when landfall happened at Bapatla, Laila was thankfully a little more mellowed than what was feared. With wind speed at over 100 km per hour, high tide and fear of flash floods, the administration wanted to take no chances.

• Where does Cyclone Laila get its name from?

  Cyclone Laila is likely to hit Andhra coast by this evening. But why the rather lyrical name for a powerful cyclonic storm that has forced the evacuation of thousands even before it hits land?The convention of naming cyclones was started by meteorologists for easy identification and analysis of storm systems. Cyclones are named as per the procedure...

• Andhra Pradesh: 40,000 evacuated due to cyclone Laila

  Over 40,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas of Andhra Pradesh even as cyclone Laila appeared to be weakening gradually today and is expected to cross the state's coast near Machilipatnam."The system is showing signs of weakening due to increase of wind shear and land interaction," the Met bulletin said.However, the threat has not subside...

• East Godavari district ready to face cyclone: Collector

  All precautionary measures have been taken to meet any eventuality arose out the cyclonic storm in East Godavari district, a key officer said on Wednesday.East Godavari District Collector M Ravichandra, who held a high level meeting with the officials, said the weather department has predicted that prevailing cyclonic conditions will continue for f...

• South Central Railways on high alert to face cyclone threat

  South Central Railway (SCR) has taken all precautionary measures with threat of cyclonic storm Laila, likely to hit Andhra Pradesh coastline on Thursday evening, looms large, railway sources said on Wednesday.

• Thousands evacuated as cyclonic storm intensifies

  Nearly 30,000 people were evacuated on Wednesday from low-lying areas in coastal Andhra Pradesh as cyclone Laila packing wind speed of 125 kmph is said to slam the state as also Tamil Nadu where heavy rains and gales threw normal life out of gear.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on phone and requisition...

• After striking Andhra, Cyclone Laila heads towards Orissa

  The severe cyclonic storm Laila, that had emerged from the Bay of Bengal and moved in the northwesterly to northerly direction, had intensified.

• Reliance shuts oil, gas at MA field due to cyclone 'Laila'

  Reliance Industries has shut crude oil and gas production from its Krishna Godavari basin MA fields in the Bay of Bengal as a precautionary measure to avoid damage from tropical cyclone 'Laila'.The company shut oil and gas production from the MA field lying in prolific KG-D6 block on Tuesday, a source in know of the development said. Gas production...

• Gearing up for Cyclone Laila

  It is a tense wait for people in the four coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh where 767 villages face threat. Meanwhile, ONGC and Reliance have stopped offshore drilling of crude and natural gas.Cyclone 'Laila' is expected to cross the coast at Machilipatnam later tonight. Wind speeds could be as high a 115-125 KM per hour during landfall."Collecto...