'Amphan': India facing second super cyclone, says NDRF chief S N Pradhan
Super cyclone ‘Amphan’, which will make landfall on May 20 between Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh, is a significant development and 53 teams are on the job to save lives and property, NDRF Chief S N Pradhan said on Monday. Addressing a press conference along with IMD DG M Mohapatra, Pradhan said the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was not taking Amphan lightly as it was only the second time that India is facing a super cyclone in the Bay of Bengal region. He said this was a very “significant development” as this is the second super cyclone after the first one hit the Odisha coast in 1999. The landfall of cyclone ‘Amphan’ would be on May 20 between Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh, he said. ALSO READ: 'Amphan' is serious'; will make landfall in Bengal, Odisha on Wed: NDRF “Cyclone Amphan is very intense. It has the potential to wreak large-s...