<p>The fishermen in Odisha Wednesday were asked to remain cautious while venturing out into the sea in view of the cyclonic storm Nilam over the Bay of Bengal.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Although Cyclone Nilam is unlikely to hit the state coast and is expected to make a landfall close to Chennai Wednesday evening, the weather office here said the sea may remain rough, endangering fishermen.<br /><br />"We have urged fishermen to remain cautious while venturing out into the sea of south Odisha coast," a senior official of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre told IANS.<br /><br />According to the official, Cyclone Nilam was laying at a distance of about 1,000 km from south-west of Gopalpur in Odisha and is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm and move northwest.<br /><br />Distant Warning Signal No-2 (DW-II) has been kept hoisted at two Odisha ports - Paradip and Gopalpur. Rain or thunder shower would occur at a few places over the state during next two days, the official added.</p>
<p>The fishermen in Odisha Wednesday were asked to remain cautious while venturing out into the sea in view of the cyclonic storm Nilam over the Bay of Bengal.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Although Cyclone Nilam is unlikely to hit the state coast and is expected to make a landfall close to Chennai Wednesday evening, the weather office here said the sea may remain rough, endangering fishermen.<br /><br />"We have urged fishermen to remain cautious while venturing out into the sea of south Odisha coast," a senior official of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre told IANS.<br /><br />According to the official, Cyclone Nilam was laying at a distance of about 1,000 km from south-west of Gopalpur in Odisha and is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm and move northwest.<br /><br />Distant Warning Signal No-2 (DW-II) has been kept hoisted at two Odisha ports - Paradip and Gopalpur. Rain or thunder shower would occur at a few places over the state during next two days, the official added.</p>