The deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal, which is set to intensify into Cyclone Montha, has slowed its movement and slightly altered its track, according to the latest update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday morning.

In an earlier IMD bulletin , the agency reported that the system — then moving west-northwestwards at about 10 kmph — was centred near latitude 11.1°N and longitude 87.2°E, approximately 610 km west of Port Blair, 790 km east-southeast of Chennai, and 950 km south-southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha.

In its updated bulletin, the IMD said the storm had slowed to 6 kmph and was centred near 11.2°N, 87.1°E, about 620 km west of Port Blair and 830 km south-southeast of Kakinada.

The forecast remains for the system to intensify into a cyclonic

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