Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu put the entire administrative machinery on high alert on Sunday (October 26, 2025) as the India Meteorological Department issued red and orange alerts for 23 of the State’s 26 districts for Monday (October 27) in view of cyclonic storm ‘Montha’.
During a teleconference with senior officials, Mr. Naidu reviewed the preparedness of all the departments. Mr. Naidu instructed the officials to ensure there was no disruption to power supply, telecom connectivity, or drinking water systems.
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The IMD said that the deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Monday morning (October 27). Thereafter, it was likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday morning (October 28) and was very likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada in the evening or night. While crossing, the severe cyclonic storm could have a maximum wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph, it said.
As of 5:30 p.m. on Sunday (October 26), the deep depression lay centred over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, about 720 km east-southeast of Chennai, 780 km southeast of Kakinada, 790 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam and 900 km south-southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha.
