India, Oct. 25 -- As Cyclone Montha continues to develop over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued rainfall, wind, and sea condition warnings for several coastal states, including Odisha.

According to the IMD's latest bulletin, the Well marked low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards, concentrated into a Depression and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 25th October 2025, over the same region, about 420 km west-southwest of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), 990 km southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 990 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 1000 km southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and 1040 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha).

It is likel...