Amaravati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who placed the state machinery on high alert on Saturday, following IMD’s warning that Cyclone Montha is expected to make landfall near Kakinada with heavy to very heavy rains and gales along the Andhra Pradesh coast between October 27 and 29, has got down to the nitty gritty of the state’s preparedness.

During a review on Sunday with senior officials, Naidu directed all departments to be fully prepared to minimise loss of life and property as the system, currently over the Bay of Bengal, is forecast to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Monday morning. Since the stretch from Machilipatnam to Kakinada is likely to bear the brunt of the cyclone’s impact, the Chief Minister stressed that alerts should reach every village in time. He ins

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