BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Saturday asked collectors of the six coastal districts to take necessary steps as the IMD and Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) have issued advisory on the possible high energy swell waves in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday and Sunday.In a letter to the district collectors of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Puri and Ganjam SRC Bishnupada Sethi has asked them to treat this as extremely urgent and take steps to disseminate the advisory among the people living near the coast, marine fishermen and the tourists on different sea beaches. "The behaviour of the sea during this period may also be observed and reported to this department” reads the letter .As per the press note issued by the IMD and INCOIS, high energy swell waves with heights 2 to 3 metre and periods between 17-22 seconds are likely to be experienced in the seas around India.There is a possibility of surging of waves during the high tide times in the low lying areas of the coasts during such events. The communities along the sea shore are advised to be cautious, particularly on Saturday and Sunday.It is also advised that the water based recreational activity at the coast be suspended during these events. The boats may be anchored at a fair distance from each other, to avoid collision and damage. Boats plying very near to the coasts may be avoided during this period as the coastal regions will experience its effect more, the advisory said.

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