New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- According to the latest update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), "Cyclone Montha" has weakened but still persists over central Chhattisgarh and nearby regions. The IMD said the system is currently moving northwestwards and is likely to weaken further in the next few hours. Meanwhile, another weather system - a "depression over the east central Arabian Sea" - has been moving slowly northwards at a speed of about 3 kmph over the past six hours.

At 11:30 pm on October 30, it was centred near latitude 18.3degN and longitude 68.2degE, about 370 km southwest of Veraval (Gujarat), 500 km west of Mumbai, and 680 km west-northwest of Panjim (Goa).

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