Cyclone Arnab: ODRAF teams deployed at vulnerable locations in Odisha, vehicular movements restricted

After IMD reports suggested that the Cyclone Arnab will make landfall in Odisha on September 23 night, State Minister Suresh Pujari on Wednesday said the depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal has started moving westward at a speed of 18 kilometers per hour over the past six hours. He said that due to this deep depression, there is a possibility of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the districts of Koraput, Gajapati, and Ganjam between the 23rd and 24th of this month, and all three districts are currently in the red zone.

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