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ISRO INSAT-3DS video tracks Cyclone Arnab landfall
Hindustan Times·
ISRO’s INSAT-3DS satellite released a timelapse of Cyclone Arnab moving across the Bay of Bengal toward Andhra Pradesh. IMD said the cyclone crossed the Andhra coast between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. on October 28. Its centre was fully over land by 8 a.m. that morning. Odisha evacuated more than 59,000 people, including 11,882 from Ganjam.
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What It Means For You
- Coastal Andhra and Odisha residents can use the INSAT-3DS sequence as a public record of Arnab’s landfall track.
- Odisha’s evacuation tally included 3,001 pregnant women among more than 59,000 people moved.
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for families of each deceased.
What's Happening
- IMD’s 8.30 a.m. Wednesday update placed the system over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and the west-central Bay of Bengal.
- Distances cited included about 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur and 60 km southwest of Kakinada.
- Odisha deployed 313 rescue teams across nine districts after inundation.
What INSAT-3DS Provides
- INSAT-3DS launched in February 2024 as a third-generation meteorological satellite.
- It carries a six-channel Imager and a 19-channel Sounder for weather monitoring.
- The released timelapse shows Arnab’s Bay of Bengal development and coastal approach.
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