KAKINADA/BHUBANESWAR: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha battened down the hatches Sunday as Cyclone Montha churned in the Bay of Bengal, gathering steam and strength to pound the coastal states late Tuesday with gale-force winds of 90-110 kmph. Montha was located around 830km from Andhra's Kakinada and 930km from Odisha's Gopalpur late Sunday. It is likely to make landfall on Andhra's coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam. At least five Andhra districts of Kakinada, East Godavari, Konaseema, Eluru and West Godavari were on their toes with a slew of contingency measures. These included evacuations from vulnerable zones, school closures and advisories to fishermen not to venture into seas. In Kakinada, officials started moving people from Hope Island to safer zones. Schools will

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