Offices of the Shipping Ministry and its affiliated departments will remain open on weekends -- Friday and Saturday --in response to the very severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ that is likely to hit coastal areas of the country by tomorrow.
The ministry asked its affiliated offices to cancel leaves of all ports’ officials and ensure their presence at the workplace, said a press release issued on Thursday.
It also asked for ensuring safe shelter of all vessels in the ports until further notice, the release added.
According to the release, the ministry also asked for ensuring opening of control rooms at its affiliated offices and agencies for exchanging emergency information about the ‘Fani’ to tackle the natural calamity, reports BSS.