NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, May 4 (TIWN): The northeastern states of India especially Assam, Tripura Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh have been witnessing widespread rain and thundershower activities from the last four to five days. In fact, Cherrapunji in Meghalaya is continuously recording heavy 3-digit rainfall activity since the last three days.

The reason for these weather activities has been attributed to the cyclonic circulation persisting over Assam and a trough extending from East Bihar to Manipur. Moreover, enough moisture feed is available from Bay of Bengal.

Now, the Fani over West central Bay of Bengal has moved north/northeastwards, coming closure to the Indian coast. It is centered near Latitude 17.3°N and  Longitude 84.8°E, about 300 Km south-southwest of Puri, Odisha, 150 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and 500 km south-southwest of Digha, West Bengal.