Bhubaneswar, Nov. 28 -- Cyclonic storm Ditwah has begun moving toward the north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coastlines, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The storm, currently over coastal Sri Lanka and the adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, was reportedly last tracked about 480 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 580 km south-southeast of Chennai late Thursday night.

According to the IMD, Ditwah is reportedly advancing northwest at around 8 kmph and is expected to cross the Sri Lankan coast before heading into the Bay of Bengal. It is likely to approach the shores of north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh by November 30.

Officials clarified that the storm is not expected to int...