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Severe Cyclone
Cyclone
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Gosaba Kultali Patharpratima Namkhana Sagar Kakdwip
Figure 4: Number of cyclone /severe cyclones affecting the coastal blocks of South 24 Pargana
In similar manner, figure 5 shows the number of cyclones / severe cyclones affecting the coastal
blocks of East Midnapore district. And in this case, the block Ramnagar-II is the most affected block.
Also Ramnagar-II block is not as low lying as Gosaba, thus it can be noted that among the all coastal
blocks, Gosaba is the most vulnerable. The most severe cyclonic storms that crossed east coast of
India in recent years are 1988 & 1998 and both of these storms crossed the coast-line at Gosaba.
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Ramnagar-I Ramnagar-II Contai-I Contai-II Khejuri-II Nandigram-I Sutahata-I Sutahata-II
Severe Cyclone
Cyclone
Figure 5: Number of cyclone /severe cyclones affecting the coastal blocks of East Midnapore.
The cyclone that crossed West Bengal coast over Gosaba at 1200 UTC of 29 November 1988 was
the most intense storm in the history of West Bengal after independence. The storm intensified into
severe cyclonic around 06 UTC 25 November. From 26 mornings onwards the storm moved a
northerly direction and headed for West Bengal-Bangladesh coast. During its northerly course it
further intensified into a core of hurricane winds on 27 mornings. It crosses West Bengal coast