Two Indian states, Odisha and West Bengal, are on high alert as Cyclone Yaas is set to make landfall on May 26.

The Deep Depression over East Central Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary during the past 6 hours, intensified into Cyclonic Storm Yaas, IBNS said. 

It would continue to move north northwest awards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by May 26 early morning. It is very likely to cross north Odisha­West

Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar islands around noon of May 26 as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.

The officials of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) are already deployed on ground to manage the situation.

A large number of people along the coastal areas in West Bengal have been displaced and fishermen have been instructed not to go to the sea.

(SAM)