Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik asks Indians to stay safe as cyclone Amphan approaches coast

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Monday created a sand art on cyclone 'Amphan' which is going to hit coast of Bay of Bengal on Monday evening. In his sand art, Sudarsan Pattnaik urged Indians to 'not panic and stay safe.' In an visory to West Bengal and Odisha governments, Home Ministry has said that 'Amphan' was spotted on Monday morning over central parts of South Bay of Bengal and joining central Bay of Bengal. It has been moving nearly northwards with a speed of 13 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 0530 hours IST on Monday.  storm is very likely to intensify furr into a super cyclonic storm by Monday evening.

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PM to hold review meeting with NDMA & MHA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to chair a high-level meeting with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to review situation around cyclone 'Amphan' on Monday. According to Indian Meteorological Department,  cyclonic storm 'Amphan' is likely to intensify into a super cyclone within next 24 hours and hit West Bengal and Banglesh coasts. Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed that meeting will be held at 4 pm on Monday with NDMA and MHA. PM Modi is  chairman of NDMA.

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