India, Oct. 26 -- Authorities in the eastern coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal are gearing up for cyclone Arnab, which is expected to make landfall near Visakhapatnam on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the forecast presented at the review meeting, the system could cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the afternoon of October 28. The Konaseema-Yanam-Kakinada coastal belt is among the areas being closely monitored for a possible landfall.

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Officials informed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu that the system was likely to intensify into a cyclone by the morning of October 26, a severe cyclone by that night, and a very severe cyc...