00:00Cyclone Arnab is set to make a landfall in the next few hours and Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
00:06There's two states that are likely to feel the impact of it.
00:08So all sort of precautionary measures have been taken.
00:10Evacuations have been done of the civilians.
00:12Armed forces are on a standby as well.
00:15NDRF, SDRF deployments have been done as well.
00:17But it's going to be very crucial.
00:19Remember, the high winds can go up to 120, 150 kilometers per hour.
00:24And as the winds are moving, north-westwards is likely to make,
00:27from what we have as the latest details and about to touch the coast towards Andhra Pradesh.
00:33That is where the focus is going to be.
00:36Heavy rainfall already being reported by the Met Department.
00:40A red alert has already gone to especially Andhra Pradesh, Odisha,
00:44where the landfall is expected near Andhra's coast.
00:47Flood-prone areas are being evacuated.
00:49Navy Coast Guard mobilized.
00:51Fishermen told to stay away from the sea.
00:53Chief Minister Chandrabab Unaidu reviewing the preparedness,
00:56allocating 27 crore rupees released for cyclone response.
01:00Officials, meanwhile, have been directed to issue alert every four hours,
01:04prepare reservoir for incoming flood water,
01:06and ensure power and essential supplies.
01:09But cyclone threat is also making and prompting measures in Tamil Nadu, in Puducherry.
01:14Chief Minister Vijay was seen visiting the Chambaram-Bakkam Lake to review the water levels and flood prevention arrangements.
01:21Centre is also keeping a close watch.
01:23National Crisis Committee, NDRF, SDRF teams have been deployed as well,
01:27and amid forces that are on standby.
01:30Remember, this is a united India approach.
01:33This is not about the state government.
01:35This is about ensuring that, as is agenda for all state governments here,
01:40that there should be zero casualty with regard to the landfall that the cyclone is going to make.
01:50The next 24 to 48 hours is going to be crucial as cyclone Ornub is all scheduled to make its
01:57landfall here.
01:58We are at the Kakinada beach and just a couple of kilometres from here,
02:04towards Yanam and Vishakapatnam is where the landfall is expected.
02:08For now, cyclone Ornub, which has now turned into a very severe cyclonic storm,
02:14has already been gathering its fury across the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
02:19The IMD has predicted very heavy rainfall and has also announced a red alert across several regions,
02:28be it Kakinada, Machli Patnam, Yanam, Vishakapatnam, Sri Kakulam and several other districts here as well.
02:34The Andhra Pradesh government, taking pre-emptive measures, have also declared schools and colleges holidays in these districts
02:41where the effect of this very severe cyclonic storm, cyclone Ornub is all scheduled to also make its landfall here.
02:51The next 48 hours is going to be crucial.
02:54NDRF teams that have been deployed to ensure that people who are living in low-lying areas,
02:59if they are stuck and need help, they are being rescued at the earliest as well.
03:05Elderly people, pregnant ladies and several others have also been safely evacuated for now for medical camps,
03:12those people who are lying in low-lying regions as well.
03:16For Kakinada, it will be interesting because just last year,
03:20we also saw yet another cyclone Tufan that had made its landfall very close to this very region.
03:27So, the public alert but precautionary measures that have been set in place as well.
03:35Across Yanam towards Vishakapatnam is where the landfall is scheduled to be taking place tomorrow
03:40between 9 a.m. and 12 in the forenoon.
03:43And it is stated that the IMD is predicting this landfall will be made with a heavy speed of close
03:53to 140 km per hour
03:55with the impact of cyclone Ornub and the aftermath yet to continue on.
04:06So, what I've been doing is tracking what the satellite images are saying.
04:09Here on the Windy, let's try and understand what is the latest.
04:12What we know so far is that, look at that,
04:14this is from the Bay of Bengal as the deep depression that's forming.
04:18The winds that are moving more towards north-westward,
04:21you can see it's getting close to Vishakapatnam.
04:2328 October is where Andhra Pradesh is expecting the landfall.
04:27About 170 km is the distance right now between Vishakapatnam and the coast area and this cyclonic storm.
04:34Cyclone Arnub is likely to make a landfall on Andhra Pradesh.
04:37So, we are told Vishakapatnam, Odisha, Bengal,
04:41these are at least Odisha and Andhra Pradesh especially are the states that are likely to be hit
04:45where maximum measures have been taken.
04:47But there's also Tamil Nadu Puducheri where precautionary measures are being seen
04:51and Bengal as well.
04:53But remember, these winds can go up to 120 to 150 km per hour.
04:58So, all precautionary measures along this coastline have been taken.
05:02Fishermen have been told not to venture into the sea.
05:05And you can see it's getting closer from the past 24 hours.
05:08And 28 October is where the landfall is set to take place.
05:11We'll be tracking all that and more.
05:13And we hope that the nature's fury will not be impacting our coastline
05:19but also to importantly ensure if at all it happens,
05:23we'll be ready and prepared and how.
