The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm. This system, predicted to become Cyclone Montha, will develop into a deep depression by October 26 and a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 27.

Authorities project that by October 28, the cyclone will escalate into a severe cyclonic storm, likely impacting the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam with wind speeds reaching 110 kmph. As a precaution, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has instructed officials to prepare for potential severe weather conditions.

Naidu has alerted district collectors and other officials, stressing the need for vigilance. The government has issued a red alert, urging the implementat

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