As Cyclone Montha intensifies and is set to make landfall on the Andhra Coast on Tuesday night, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has pre-deployed 22 teams across likely-affected coastal districts in multiple states.
Deepak Rout, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) at East Coast Railway, said that local memos and other trains scheduled to depart on Tuesday have been cancelled. He stated that the list of all cancelled trains will be uploaded on the social media pages of Indian Railways.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday to assess the state's preparedness for Cyclone Montha, which is set to make landfall in Andhra Coast and then move towards southern Odisha.
As Cyclone Montha is set to make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday evening, several coastal districts in the State and southern Odisha, towards where the cyclone will move after the landfall, received heavy rain this morning.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday said that the Central Government aims to provide at least 200 deep-sea trawlers to fishermen across coastal states within the next five years.
The weather system, situated over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night, the India Meteorological Department said in a special bulletin.
The Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams are equipped with rescue boats, motor rafts, power saws, and generators to carry out swift rescue and relief operations. Fire personnel are engaged in search-and-rescue, evacuation, debris clearance, and distribution of essential suppli
Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Minister, Suresh Pujari, ensured that the state is fully prepared with all the safety measures ahead of the potential Cyclone Montha. He said that eight districts have been identified as "most vulnerable" and all the respective departments are inst