India, Oct. 26 -- Disaster management teams in Odisha are on a high alert in view of an upcoming cyclonic storm, Montha, brewing in the Bay of Bengal. Ahead of its landfall, a heavy rainfall alert has been issued for the state from October 27 onwards.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a severe cyclonic storm is expected to form in the Bay of Bengal by October 26, and then intensify further and make landfall near Kakinada on the Andhra Pradesh coast area, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, on the evening or night of 28 October.

Due to the cyclone, Andhra Pradesh is likely to receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from October 27 to October 28, over some places in Yanam and Rayalaseema. As per the Met Centre...