<span style="color: #222222;">The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P. K. Mishra, held a high-level meeting with the Chief Secretaries and representatives of Odisha, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday to review their preparedness to deal with the situation arising out of cyclonic storm Bulbul. Dr Mishra advised officials to take all possible measures to ensure that there is no human casualty, and loss to property is minimised. He also assured of all necessary Central assistance. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Director General of India Meteorological Department gave a detailed forecast on cyclone Bulbul. He informed that coastal Odisha is likely to witness a wind speed of 70 to 80 kilometres per hour gusting upto 90 kilometres per hour tomorrow accompanied by heavy to very heavy rain. Similar situation is likely to prevail in coastal West Bengal on Saturday. He said sea conditions will be very rough and advised fishing operation to be completely suspended.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Chief Secretaries informed about precautionary measures taken in the coastal regions and said that they are monitoring the situation in the districts round-the-clock. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea and those in the sea have been advised to return.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Director General of National Disaster Response Force informed that NDRF teams are fully prepared. The Indian Coast Guard is also on .</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The meeting was also attended by the Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister, the Home Secretary, the Information and Broadcasting Secretary and senior officers from the PMO and the Ministries of Home Affairs and Defence.</span><br />''