Cyclone Montha: IMD Issues Red Alert in AP
27 Oct 2025 12:36 PM IST27 Oct 2025 12:36 PM IST
The IMD has issued a red alert for Monday for the Kakinada, Konaseema, West Godavari, Krishna, Bapatla, Prakasam, and SPSR Nellore districts along the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
A woman makes her way through rain triggered by cyclone Montha, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)
The IMD has issued a red alert for Monday for the Kakinada, Konaseema, West Godavari, Krishna, Bapatla, Prakasam, and SPSR Nellore districts along the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Heavy rain is expected to lash the adjacent districts of Thiruvallur in north Tamil Nadu, as well as the southern districts of Odisha, including Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Nabarangpur, Balangir, Kandhamal, and Ganjam, for which an orange alert has been issued for Monday.
The Andhra Pradesh government has prepared an action plan for relief and essential supplies in pre-cyclone preparedness for Cyclone Montha. State Civil Supplies Minister N Manohar said the action plan covers stock positioning of Public Distribution System (PDS) commodities, fuel inventory management, paddy procurement steps, food supply to relief shelters and post-cyclone relief distribution. “The Andhra Pradesh government has prepared an action taken report detailing the pre-cyclone preparedness measures for Cyclone Montha, ensuring readiness before landfall,” Manohar said in an official release late on Saturday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said hat Cyclone Montha has been moving northwestwards over the Bay of Bengal at a speed of 15 kmph in the past six hours on Monday, positioning itself over the southwest and adjoining southeast parts of the sea by 5:30 am IST.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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