With a cyclonic storm brewing over the Bay of Bengal, the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) chaired by Cabinet Secretary Dr. T. V. Somanathan convened a high-level meeting to assess preparedness and coordinate the national response to the impending cyclone expected to impact India’s east coast in the coming days.

IMD Forecasts Cyclone Landfall Near Andhra Pradesh Coast

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) briefed the Committee on the latest developments. The system, currently a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal , has moved westward at a speed of 7 kmph in the last six hours. As of 11:30 AM on October 25 , it was centered approximately 950 km east-southeast of Chennai , 960 km southeast of Visakhapatnam , 970 km southeast of Kakinada , and 1,030

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