India, Oct. 27 -- Cabinet Secretary Dr. T. V. Somanathan chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on October 26, 2026, to review preparedness for Cyclone Arnab in the Bay of Bengal. The meeting brought together central agencies and officials from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and the Union Territory of Puducherry to assess response plans and minimise the potential impact of the storm.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) briefing cited in the Cabinet Secretariat's release, Cyclone Arnab was moving west-northwestwards before being forecast to turn northwest towards the Andhra Pradesh coast. The forecast at the time indicated that it could cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam c...