After shipping suspended in all ports, IndiGo suspends 23 flights fom Dum Dum airport for Bulbul
Kolkata/UNI: Low cost airline IndiGo today suspended 23 flights from Dum Dum airport in view of fury of Bulbul, hours after Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) suspended shipping at the Kidderpore dock system as well as Haldia dock system till further order.
The West Bengal government has declared holiday for educational institutions as a precautionary measure in view of the cyclonic storm.
IndiGo suspended its flights to Ranchi, Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur, Chennai, Jaipur and other cities for the day due to stormy weather, which was gaining with the progress of the day.
High alerts have already been sounded in all coastal districts of the state,including south and north 24 Parganas ,Midnapore and other districts as necessary measures have been taken by the local administration.
Fishing in all the water bodies have been prohibited and police continued miking to alert the people in all coastal districts.
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has alerted all its docks and departments and asked them to take all precautionary measures to face any eventuality in apprehension of cyclonic storm Bulbul, that has already hit the coastal districts of West Bengal since Friday.
However, life has been disrupted in large parts of south Bengal.
The KoPT as well as the state government have set up control rooms and monitoring the storm situation.
The dock systems in Kolkata and Haldia have taken all measures to face vagaries of nature with a control room set up this morning.
Pilot launches have been in operation at Haldia for shelter after night boating of Haldia inwards and outwards.
Shipping will remain suspended till weather improves, a KoPT official said today.
All vessels in the ports and at Sandheads have been advised to take appropriate safety measures. Port users have been advised for safe parking/lashing of equipment at berths and back up area.
Ships at berth have been asked to strength mooring arrangements. lWAI has been asked to take safety measures at fly ash jetties.
Other measures are being taken for clearing roads in case of uprooting of trees.
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