Cyclone Arnab LIVE: Heavy rain lashes Odisha; over 8,000 people evacuated, ministers rush to affected districts
IMD said squally weather would prevail along the coast, with winds gusting up to 70 kmph, and advised fishermen not to venture into the sea until September 25 morning.
Heavy rain swept across parts of Odisha on Thursday as a deep depression made landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. The state government responded by evacuating residents from low-lying and landslide-prone areas. Landslides, waterlogging, uprooted trees, and damaged houses were reported, while disrupted road conditions impeded communication. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of squally weather with winds gusting up to 70 kmph, advising fishermen to stay away from the sea until Friday morning.
The deep depression crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam, bringing heavy rainfall over the past three days. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to use the current rainfall to fill available water resources across the state. The rainfall provided relief to Andhra Pradesh, which had been experiencing a significant rainfall deficit.
In response to the downpour, the Odisha government sent two senior ministers, Rabi Narayan Naik (Panchayati Raj) and Gokulananda Mallik (Fisheries), to the districts of Koraput and Gajapati, respectively. The ministers were tasked with overseeing arrangements to manage potential floods and landslides in the southern districts.
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