5 Essentials Foods To Boost Your Immunity Upcoming Monsoon

Top 5 Essentials Foods To Prepare Your Body For The Upcoming Monsoon

Monsoon diet: With the onset of monsoon, it is essential to boost your immunity to prevent infections. Here are some essential foods you can add to your diet for a healthy immune system.

Most of the cities have already started to experience the pre-monsoon showers and it's predicted that the monsoons should be here in full swing anytime! While this season is such a respite from the heat, the monsoon season comes with its own set of problems like viral fever, cough, cold, stomach infections, dengue, and malaria. Usually, with the onset of heavy reasons, your immune system tends to get compromised due to bacterial or viral infections. It goes without saying that a strong immune system and taking precautions is what's going to help you recover quickly and protect you against infections.

Whether it's prevention, recovery, healing - all that matters is your immune system as it's the first and last line of defense. Your immune system is made up of immune cells and each of these cells needs to have the right amount of energy through the food you eat, the water your drink, and the air you breathe. This is how one maintains a strong immune system.

There are foods that can help you enhance your immune system through this season, but these don't magically boost your immunity. They assist. Your immune system is a function of your overall lifestyle - right nutrition, quality and quantity of water, rest, recovery, sleep, emotional detox, and an active lifestyle to help circulate all the nutrients to all the trillions of cells in your body.

Simple, easily available, and inexpensive foods you can add to your diet this monsoon season

1. Hot Soups

Think monsoons, think hot soups. You can make pumpkin soup, tomato soup, moringa soup, green pea soup, mixed vegetable soup, or even something as simple as rasam. Pumpkin is a fantastic immunity booster due to a high concentration of beta carotene; vitamin C. Make sure you add garlic and ginger as they are highly anti-inflammatory and garlic literally works as an antibiotic and antifungal food. To this preparation, you can also add chilies, unless you have an acidity issue. Chilies are extremely rich in vitamin C too. In case you are a non-vegetarian, a simple chicken broth with spices and vegetables is fantastic immune-boosting food.

2. Oregano

Do you know why? Because of its extremely potent antifungal properties. Monsoons bring the risks of even acquiring fungal infections because the dampness and moisture provides a perfect and conducive environment for them to thrive.

You could simply brew oregano tea or season your salad and food with dried/fresh oregano leaves depending on what's available. Even 1-2 drops of edible oregano essential oil mixed in your water or soup works great. Oregano also benefits the respiratory system and helps loosen up the mucus and phlegm, especially when sipped warm.

3. Nuts and seeds

Whether it's hot or cold, you cannot go wrong with unsalted almonds, walnuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. Make sure you have some amount of these in a day. It could be a handful or less than that, but do not overdo them. Keep them balanced.

4. Cooked Crucifers

These are cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, radish and are fantastic for controlling inflammation, fighting bacterial infections, and powerful immune boosters. Make sure they are well cleaned and cooked/steamed/blanched especially if you have a thyroid condition due to its goitrogenic effect. You can turn them into soups, stir-fries, soups, or vegetable preparations. 

5. Masala box/spice kit

Stock up on common kitchen spices because these are your go-tos during monsoons. Make use of common kitchen spices to boost immunity, such as turmeric, cumin, methi seeds, ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, curry leaves, tulsi/basil leaves, and black pepper. You can make a concoction or a water infusion, or simply add these to your daily cooking.

You can also brew all of it together into a steaming cup of chai, without refined sugar. Instead, replace that with jaggery and you will notice how it only enhances the taste. So, in case your body craves that cup of chai this monsoon, you know you can go for it. Only make it the right way and add spices!

Cyclone Man of India

Cyclone Man of India-Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

On October 29, 1971, a deadly cyclone struck India’s east coast and villages of Odisha mainly Bhadrak. It caused widespread devastation in coastal villages in Odisha. Life came to a standstill in many villages and large-scale destruction of trees got uprooted, houses damaged were ravaged and thousands of acres of paddy fields were damaged due to saline water of the sea. This left a lasting impression on the mind of a six-year-old boy in the village. Not only his family but also and the rest of the village had to bear the post-cyclone trauma for about a year had no food, rice, and crops left with them that had been lost during the 1971 cyclone. They all had to depend upon wheat that had been supplied as relief material. After 11year in 1982, another deadly cyclone hit the state again and that little boy got astonished by nature’s fury, so he resolved that one day he would ‘tame’ cyclones and save lives. And when he grew up, he did exactly the same thing.

This Little boy On 12 August 1956, in a small village of Rajgurupur near Ghanteshwar of Chandabali Block, Bhadrak District, Odisha where that little boy was born and he spent his childhood and got an education and become a renowned scientist and all the people know him as ‘Cyclone Man of India' for being accurately predication cyclonic storms. This Little Boy is Named Dr.Mrutyunjay Mohapatra. On the year 2021 Day May 26, another tropical cyclone was going to struck Northern Districts of Odisha (Balasore Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Mayurbhanj) and it was predicted that the tropical Cyclone named Yaas has made landfall near the village where Dr.Mohapatra was born and made up his mind to do something to save the people from this devastating natural calamity. At the age of 54, Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra took the chargers as Director-General of Meteorology of India weather department replacing K.J. Ramesh on 1st August 2019.

Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra after getting his Master’s Degree in Physics from Utkal University, Dr. Mohapatra joined Interim Test Range (ITR)Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) laboratory in Chandipur in Balasore district of Odisha as Junior Scientific Assistant in Fiber Optic Communication and Data Management. This time the first Agni missile was tested in 1988.where he got the chance to meet and also shook his hand with the late and former President of India and a senior scientist of DRDO Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. This job did not give him the satisfaction that he was seeking, so he joined as a lecturer in Physics at Dinakrushna College in Jaleswar, Balasore District of Odisha. In 1992 there was an opening at the IMD, he knew it was his calling and joined the IMD. At age of he joined as a Meteorologist Grade-II Trainee at the IMD, Pune. He was later posted in the same rank to the Meteorological Centre, IMD, and Bhubaneswar and promoted to Meteorologist Grade-I in Weather Forecasting and Cyclone Warning, Climatology, Aviation Meteorology.

Cyclone Man of India - Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

He was also working in Odisha when the 29 October 1999 Super Cyclone that made landfall near Paradip with the estimated maximum wind speed reached 260-270kmph struck the coast killing more than 15,000 people. At that time, only a 24-hour prediction warning was available and that surely was not sufficient to save lives and this was the biggest human tragedy at that time. He and others could do nothing as the cyclone ravaged. This made IMD embarked upon modernization of the weather prediction to predict natural disasters such as cyclones and tsunami in advance and provide accurate reliable advance information to civil authorities to undertake precautionary actions. Dr. Mohapatra was shifted to Delhi in 2002 and asked to oversee the modernization. In 2008, Dr. Mohapatra and his team made effective early warnings on Tropical Cyclones and his famous prediction are Mohapatra shot to fame for his accurate prediction on the movement of the Cyclone Phailin in 2013, Cyclone Hudhud in 2014, Cyclone Titli and Lubna(in Yemen) in 2018, Cyclone Fani in 2019 and Cyclone Amphan in 2020. Due to him and his team was able to predict the point of landfall, wind velocity, and wave height with accurate inputs from IMD, the State and Central government and civil authorities evacuated one million people before the cyclone struck the coast. Due to early and timely action, thousands of lives and likelihood can be saved earlier. He has pasted large size pictures of the cyclone devastation in various parts of the country in cyclone division and says “we want to remember, our timely and conscientious action will make a difference between life and death; devastation and preservation of assets. This made him popular as ‘Cyclone Man of India’. 

Dr. Mohapatra got his Distinctions from FM University, Balasore, and Odisha-2020 as Honorary Doctor of Science. In 2019 he got a Fellow, Indian Meteorological Society, and Indian Climate Congress. His areas of specialization are Weather Forecasting Services, Project/Programme Management, Research & Development, General Administration & Management. His Research and Scientific Publications are mainly based on weather forecasting & cyclone warning, cyclonic disturbances, monsoonal low-pressure systems, heavy rainfall, thunderstorm, forecast verification. 

Dr.Mrutyunjay Mohapatra Research scientific publication over 80 Research Publications to the credit and here is some of his Profession Career is:

1. Director, Regional Meteorological Center, IMD, Guwahati (2004 - 2005) Weather forecasting, Climatology, Aviation Meteorology. 
2.  Director, National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC) formerly Northern Hemispheric Analysis Centre (NHAC), IMD, New Delhi (2005 - 2010) Weather forecasting and Cyclone Warning.
3. Scientist-E, NWFC (Formerly NHAC), IMD, New Delhi (2010 - 2015) Weather forecasting and Cyclone Warning, Disaster Management. 
4. Scientist-F, NWFC (Formerly NHAC), IMD, New Delhi (2015 - 2016) Weather forecasting, Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Cyclone Warning, Disaster Management. 
5. Scientist-G, IMD New Delhi (2016 - 2019) Weather forecasting, Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Severe Weather warning, Disaster Management. 

Dr. Mohapatra has received many national and international awards. This is why he is called the 'Cyclone Man of India'. Here are some of his Awards & Distinctions are:

1. Honorary Doctor of Science from FM University, Balasore, Odisha-2020.
2. Fellow, Indian Meteorological Society, 2019.
3.  Fellow, Indian Climate Congress, 2019.
4. Bharat Gaurav Award-2019 by Jai Bharat Foundation, Cuttack Odisha.
5. Felicitation by Sh. Naveen Pattanaik, Chief Minister, Odisha for outstanding contribution in disaster management.
6. Satyasai Samman-2019 by Satyasai Charitable and Education Trust, Odisha for distinguished contribution in cyclone forecasting and meteorological applications.
7. Bhumiputra Samman-2020 by the Biplbi Beera Chakradhar Smruti Sansad, Ghanteswar, Odisha for Cyclone Warning Services.
8. Achiever’s Award-2013 for excellence in cyclone warning services to Cyclone and Warning Division from India Meteorological Department.
9. Certificate of Merit for Young Scientist Award – 2008 by Ministry of Earth Sciences, for outstanding contribution in the field of atmospheric science and technology.
10. 25th Biennial Mausam Award (2008-2009) for the paper, published in MAUSAM.
11. Commendation certificate during 1989 from Defence Research and Development Organisation, for contribution to Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
12. Commendation Certificates-2019 and 2020 from various organizations for prediction of the cyclone.

 I.   Ganatantrik Nagarik Parishad, Bhadrak Odisha

                        II.   Zila Biju Smriti Committee, Bhadrak Odisha.

                       III.   Odisha Forum, New Delhi.

                       IV.   Retired Employees Association, Bhadrak, Odisha.

13. Felicitation by Utkal University in recognition of cyclone warning services.

14. Felicitation by Berhampur University, Odisha for excellence in cyclone warning services.

15.  Appreciations received for improvement in cyclone warning services.

16. Appreciations received globally and nationally from government and non-government agencies including WMO, NDRF, IAF, State Govts for successful predicting of cyclones during 2013-2020.

Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra was also the chairman of various committees, including the task force for the finalization of meteorological payloads of the INSAT-4 satellites to be launched in 2025 and the committee for revision of guidelines of the National Disaster Management Authority for cyclone management. In 2016 Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra headed the service and also helms the affairs of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC).  Dr. Mohapatra is also a permanent representative for India at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and was an elected member of the executive council of the organization since June 2013. 

This is a nutshell Biography of Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra who is affectionately known as 'Cyclone Man of India' for having accurate prediction for the path of ferocious cyclonic storm. 

Yaas- Landfall Started

Yaas- Landfall Started

Cyclone Yaas landfall all process has commenced around 0900 hrs between the north of Dhamra and south of Balasore close around Bahanaga block coast, the process to continue for 3-4 hours to complete. Maximum impact to be in Balasore and Bhadrak. Wind speed to be about 100-120kmph in Mayurbhanj. Cyclone Yaas is moving at a speed of around 12kmph informed Odisha SRC Pradeep Jena. During the landfall wind speed will be 130-140 KMPH gusting to 155 KMPH along and off Bhadrak and Balasore districts said the IMD DG Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra. Doppler radar at Paradip also spotted the eye of Cyclone Yaas. The radius of the 'Eye' is said to be 35 km.

Cyclone Yass: Name & Meaning

Cyclone Yass: Name & Meaning And Which Country Named It !!!  

After severe cyclonic storm Tauktae on the west coast, Cyclone Yaas is  hitting the east coast of Odisha and West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. After Cyclone Tauktae, another cyclonic storm is likely to hit the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal is intensify into a cyclonic storm and strike the Odisha-West Bengal coast on Wednesday 26May2021 named Yaas.

The cyclone names are given by countries on a rotational basis. Yaas got its name from Oman. The word ‘Yass’ has its origin in the Persian language and means Jasmin in English. Yaas is often misspelled as Yass or Yash. However, it is pronounced as ‘Yass’.

If the speed of a cyclone is more than 34 nautical miles per hour then the authoritative agency used to gives a special name. World Meteorological Weather Organization and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific started the task of preparing names for impending cyclonic storms with suggestions from its member countries in 2000. India along with 12 other nations like Bangladesh, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Suadi Arabia, UAE are part of the panel.

Cyclone Yaas Landfall Near Odisha's coastline

Cyclone Yaas Like to Landfall Near to Chandbali and DhamraPort, Odisha

Cyclone Yaas is likely to hit Odisha's coastline between Balasore and Bhadrak district somewhere near the Chandabali-Dhamra port by the early morning of Wednesday, the 26th of May 2021.  IMD Director-General Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that ‘Yaas’ is very likely to move north-northwestwards, intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the next 12 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal.

As per the present model forecast, the cyclone will cause extensive damage in Dhamra and Chandbali areas of the coastal districts while crossing the coast by May 26 noon, said Mohapatra. The entire area spanning Paradip in Odisha and Sagar Islands in West Bengal will come under the direct impact of the cyclone.

Tidal waves of height 2-4 meters above astronomical tide are likely to inundate low lying areas of Balasore, Bhadrak, and about 2 meters above astronomical tide are likely to inundate low lying areas of Kendrapara & Jagatsinghpur Districts around the time of landfall. Red warning with heavy to very heavy rainfall has been predicted for districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, and Jagatsinghpur. Similarly, an Orange warning with heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast has been issued for districts of Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khordha & Puri till the morning of May 26.

The red warning has been sounded for the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, and Dhenkanal where there is the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy fall at some other places tomorrow. Likewise, heavy rainfall very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Anugul, Deogarh, Khurdha, Puri, and Sundergarh on May 26, the IMD has said in its bulletin.

Meanwhile, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the state’s home minister to reach Balasore today and remain there to monitor the situation. The work of transporting people to safe places in the coastal districts is going on fast and by noon 50,000 people have gone to safe camps. Officials said that this process will be completed long before the 'Yaas' reach the coast. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has also appealed to party workers to provide assistance. 

60 formations of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) have been deployed in vulnerable areas for post-cyclone rescue & recovery. 55 platoons of Odisha State Armed Police will assist them. ODRAF teams have been provided with high-end equipment: Odisha ADG (L&O) YK Jethwa.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that she held a meeting with all the district magistrates of the state and reviewed the preparations. He said that he would stay at Nabanna (CM office) at night to keep a watch onYaas. The 20 districts of West Bengal can get affected by Yaas. These districts are Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas, East Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly, Bankura, Birbhum, Nadia, West and East Bardhaman, West Medinipur, Murshidabad, Jhargram, and Purulia. In view of this, the NDRF has so far sent 8,09,830 people to a safe place.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked its highest-ever number of teams for deployment in Odisha and West Bengal as part of its preparations for the impending cyclone Yaas, a senior officer said on Tuesday. 112 teams of NDRF have been deployed in five states and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands which are expected to be affected by the cyclone developing in the Bay of Bengal. Out of these, the highest number of 52 teams are designated for Odisha followed by 45 teams for West Bengal.

Cyclone Yaas

 

Cyclonic Storm Yaas, likely to hit Northern Odisha and West Bengal coasts in next 24 hours

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday said the cyclonic storm Yaas intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm on May 24 and is likely to move north-northwestwards, to cross between Paradip and Sagar Island around Balasore, during noon of 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.

The Odisha government rushed a large contingent of rescue and relief teams to Balasore district bordering West Bengal on Monday where the very severe cyclonic storm Yaas is likely to make landfall was reported. A massive evacuation drive will be launched in all low-lying areas and vulnerable storm-surge pockets, following the IMD predicting a tidal surge of 2-4.5 meters during the landfall of Yaas, an official said.

It is estimated that this will be a very severe cyclonic storm with winds blowing at a speed of 170-185 kilometers per hour. According to the meteorological department, on Monday morning this pressure zone was between Paradip in Odisha and Digha in West Bengal and it is expected to move north-northwest and turn into a very severe cyclone by Tuesday i.e. till today.

The West Bengal government has opened control rooms in the state secretariat to keep an eye on the cyclone.  According to the Meteorological Department, on May 26, most of the places in Jhargram, East and West Medinipur, South and North 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly, and Kolkata are expected to be light to moderate and heavy to heavy at one or two places.

The Odisha government has deployed rescue teams to evacuate people from sensitive areas to safer places. Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said that the Odisha government has deployed NDRF, Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, and fire service personnel. It is estimated that the cyclone may have a major impact in Balasore and Bhadrak districts. The four coastal districts of Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpuris can be the worst affected by the cyclone. Winds can run at a speed of 120-165 hours per hour and there will be heavy rains in Odisha

109 teams of NDRF have been deployed in West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Andaman, and the Nicobar Islands. Anand Shankar of IMD Bihar said that the impact of Yaas storm in Bihar will be seen on 27,28 and 29 May, which is likely to cause heavy rains.

Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Mansukh Mandaviya held a high-level meeting regarding Cyclone Yaas. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also held a meeting with the chief ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to review preparations given Cyclone Yaas.