Bhubaneswar, Oct. 25 -- The depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and is likely to develop into a cyclonic storm by Monday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting possible landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28.

The deep depression is currently moving southwestwards at a speed of around 5 kmph. It is centred approximately 870 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam and 1,130 km east of Bapatla.

The system is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm, named Arnab, by Monday morning and strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by October 27. It is subsequently expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm.

According to the forecast, the system is li...