Bhubaneswar, Oct. 25 -- The Odisha government has assigned five senior IAS officers to five districts likely to be affected by the possible cyclone to oversee preparedness and coordinate response measures on the ground.

The officers will visit their respective districts and assist the local administrations in managing cyclone preparedness, post-cyclone relief, rehabilitation and restoration work.

The move comes as the weather system is expected to intensify over the next few days and approach the Andhra Pradesh coast around October 28. While Andhra Pradesh is likely to face the direct impact, several districts of Odisha may experience heavy rainfall and strong winds.

As per the assignments, K. Sudarshan Chakravarthy will be in charge o...