Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will chair an emergency meeting tomorrow (October 28) to review the situation in view of cyclone ‘Montha’.

As per the IMD prediction, cyclone Montha is likely to move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast and make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around Kakinada, during the evening or night of October 28. At the time of landfall, it is likely to pack maximum sustained winds of 90–100 kmph, gusting up to 110 kmph.

The impending cyclone is likely to cause heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds in several districts of Odisha from October 27 to 30, said the IMD.

Extremely heavy rain likely in 7 Odisha districts

At least seven districts—Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput Nabarangpur and Kalahandi

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