Bhubaneshwar, Oct. 26 -- The Odisha government has geared up its disaster preparedness measures and directed the Collectors of 15 districts to stay on alert for Cyclone Montha even though initial analysis of the impending cyclone indicates that it is most likely to spare Odisha and hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
The depression over southwest Bay of Bengal is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during the night of 28 October as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph, according the latest weather update of IMD.
Following the impact of cyclonic weather, heavy rain is likely to batter the southern and coastal parts of the St...