 Toward the end of March , an area of convection increased over the southern Bay of Bengal from an active equatorial trough . The system progressed northward , with a weak center between Sri Lanka and Sumatra by March 25 . On March 27 , a low pressure area developed , which the IMD designated as a depression by 12 : 00 UTC . The storm moved to the north @-@ northwest and failed to strengthen at first . However , the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert ( TCFA ) on March 29 , a signal of further organization . That day , the IMD upgraded the system to a cyclonic storm , and early on March 30 the storm attained winds of 85 km / h ( 50 mph ) while curving to the north @-@ northeast . Increased wind shear from the westerlies imparted rapid weakening , causing the convection to dwindle to the northeast . According to the IMD , the storm rapidly dissipated on March 30 . 
