Guwahati, Nov. 15 -- A depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by November 17, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Sunday.

The weather system, named Cyclone Akvan, is expected to bring rainfall to northern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, while the system is forecast to move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast around November 19.

According to the latest weather bulletin, a well-marked low-pressure area that developed over the southeast Bay of Bengal on Saturday moved northwestwards and intensified into a depression. It was centred over the region at 5:30 am on Sunday.

The system is expected to continue mov...