Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday put all 30 districts on alert as the deep depression over Bay of Bengal expected to strengthen into a cyclonic storm by late night.

The system may intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada between 4.30 pm and 11 pm on October 28 with sustained wind speed of 90 to 100 kmph, gusting up to 110 kmph, triggering very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across southern coastal districts of Odisha. An alert has also been sounded across the Odisha coast from Ganjam to Balasore, with authorities urging fishermen not to venture into the sea till October 30. ADVERTISEMENT

Odisha’s Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari, who chaired a high-level meet

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