The Odisha government on Monday placed its entire administrative machinery on high alert to tackle the possible impact of Cyclone Montha, which is expected to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, near Kakinada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, on the evening or night of October 28.

Senior officials of key departments, including Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM), Agriculture, Health and Energy, reviewed preparedness at the grassroots level. The R&DM Department has been holding regular coordination meetings with district collectors, NDRF and ODRAF units to achieve a “zero casualty” target.

After a high-level review, R&DM Minister Suresh Pujari said that 140 teams of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Fire Service

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