The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast for a low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal to intensify into a cyclone by October 27, but emphasised that it is unlikely to develop into a major storm.

Named ‘Montha’ by Thailand, the system is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Odisha from October 27 to 29, with warnings for fishermen and coastal districts.

According to IMD, the low-pressure area formed on Friday and is currently moving northwest at a slow pace of about 3 km per hour. Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre Director Manorama Mohanty stated that the system will evolve into a depression by Saturday (October 25), deepen further by October 26, and transform into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 27 over the southwest and adjoining wes

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