Kakinada, Oct. 27 -- : Kakinada Superintendent of Police Bindu Madhav, along with a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team, visited coastal villages in Uppada on Tuesday and urged residents to move to safer places in view of the approaching cyclone.
The district has been experiencing heavy rain accompanied by strong winds since Tuesday morning.
The cyclone is likely to cross the coast near Yanam on Tuesday night, officials said.
The SP directed police personnel to coordinate with the Revenue and Disaster Management departments to evacuate fishermen's families and other residents from coastal areas to safer locations.
He said two SDRF teams and two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams had already been deployed for relief oper...