Cyclone Jawad: Odisha, Andhra on alert; state govts step up preparations

An alert has been sounded in several districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha over Cyclone Jawad even as the state governments have stepped up preparations to deal with the aftermath of the cyclone.

Authorities have sounded alert in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha over Cyclone Jawad. Even as preparations to deal with the cyclone are in full swing, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday that the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm today.

The IMD said that the depression was moving towards Odisha's coast at the speed of 32 kmph.