Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SP)

New Delhi, Jun 9: The low pressure zone created in Arabian Sea has developed into a huge cyclone, known as Ashobaa tropical cyclone. As a result, heavy rain is expected to batter the coasts of Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra during the next 24 to 36 hours.

The meteorological department said that gigantic low pressure area had been created in the middle eastern section of Arabian Sea, which has since turned into cyclone. This cyclone is expected to gain in momentum during the next few hours. At present, the cyclone is moving on north and northwest directions. Still, because of cyclone, the above coastal areas of these three states will get heavy rain, the department said.

Sri Lanka, which got the opportunity to christen the cyclone this time around, has given the name, 'Ashobaa' to this cyclone.

Although this cyclone is not expected to have any direct impact on India, because of its indirect influence, wind with a velocity of up to 90 km per hour might sweep the coastal regions of the country during the next 24 hours. The wind speed may reach 100 to 120 km per hour during the subsequent 24 hours, it has warned. The meteorological experts have expressed apprehension about the likely prospects of these climatic changes having direct bearing on the progress of monsoon winds.