A deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified and is expected to evolve into Cyclone Montha, posing significant risks to coastal and southern Odisha.

The storm is currently located approximately 670 km west of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), 720 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 780 km southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 790 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 900 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha).

According to the Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre, the system is projected to become a cyclonic storm by the evening of October 26 over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal. It will further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by the morning of October 28, moving north-northwest and making landf

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