Deep Depression to Cross Andhra-Odisha Coast Near Kalingapatnam Tonight; Red Alert in Five Andhra Districts
The state has suspended ferry service, canceled employee leave and deployed disaster teams as officials warn of heavy to very heavy rainfall.
- The India Meteorological Department expects a deep depression to make landfall along the North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam by the night of September 23, 2026.
- To mitigate risks, the Odisha government has placed districts on high alert, cancelling staff leave and closing educational institutions in at least seven districts ahead of the system's approach.
- Heavy rainfall has already impacted the region, with Simliguda in Koraput district recording 230 mm in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the highest observed so far.
- State Minister Suresh Pujari said emergency response teams are mobilized and positioned at vulnerable locations; fishermen have been instructed to remain on land until Friday, September 25, 2026.
- Meteorologists forecast the system will weaken to a depression by Thursday evening, then fade into an ordinary low-pressure area by Saturday morning as it moves inland across the region.
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