Bhubaneswar: With the possible cyclone Montha set to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted rainfall of varied intensity in several parts of Odisha in the next few days.

As per a special bulletin issued by the IMC, the depression over the Bay of Bengal lies about 1030 km south-southeast of Gopalpur. The system is likely to move west-north-westwards and become a deep depression by Sunday, and further intensify into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 27. ADVERTISEMENT

The storm is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by the morning of October 28. It is very likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around Kakinada, during the evening or night of October 28. During l

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