AGARTALA, Oct 24 (TIWN): NDRF teams started arriving in Tripura ahead of storm, cyclonic environment across the state.

Total 119 NDRF workers have been deployed in state and out of them 69 NDRF workers have already arrived. All the NDRF members to arrive by today.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the deep depression over Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone on Sunday evening and is very likely to gather further strength becoming a severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Bangladesh coast on October 25 morning. Alerts have been imposed in Assam, Tripura.

The cyclone, named Sitrang by Thailand, is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm on Monday with wind speed reaching 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.