Bhubaneswar, Dec. 4 -- Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Saturday said cyclonic storm Jawad is likely to reach near Puri coast as deep depression by December 5 afternoon and thereafter, will weaken further. By the time the system reaches Puri coast the wind speed would decrease to 60-70 kmph.

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Briefing the media in Bhubaneswar, the SRC said, "As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic storm 'JAWAD' lay centered at 210 km from south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 320 km from south-southeast of Gopalpur, 390 km from south-southwest of Puri and 470 km from south-southwest of Paradip while it is moving with a speed of six kilometres per hour."

"It is likely ...