Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Home Minister V Anitha on Friday directed authorities to stay “fully prepared” as a deep anxiety over the Bay of Bengal approached the state.
She bought the instant establishing of control spaces, setup of alerting boards, and release preparedness of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), cops and fire services.
“Field-level officials must be prepared to face any situation,” Anitha stated in a news release, advising preventive steps in susceptible districts vulnerable to heavy rain and flooding.
According to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), the anxiety is most likely to cross the south Odisha-north Andhra coasts on Saturday early morning, bringing exceptionally heavy rains at separated locations.
“Moderate to heavy rain” is anticipated in Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Prakasam, Nellore, Godavari districts, Kurnool and Nandyal, with squally seaside winds rising to 50 kmph.
Anglers have actually been alerted versus venturing into the sea till Monday, while the general public has actually been recommended to prevent crossing overruning canals or nestling under trees and risky structures.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has actually anticipated “heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning” in parts of Andhra Pradesh till October 2.
The IMD stated “heavy to very heavy rain is likely at isolated places” over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP) and Yanam, and “heavy rain at isolated places” over Rayalaseema on September 26.
Thunderstorms with lightning are likewise anticipated over NCAP, SCAP (South Coastal Andhra Pradesh) and Rayalaseema, with winds of 40-50 kmph at separated places.
Comparable climate condition are most likely on September 27, with winds of 30-40 kmph over Rayalaseema, continuing up until September 29. From September 30 to October 2, separated thunderstorms, “lightning and heavy rain” are anticipated over NCAP and Yanam, with strong winds continuing over seaside districts and Rayalaseema.
The IMD even more stated a well-marked low-pressure location over the northwest and adjacent main Bay of Bengal is most likely to magnify into an anxiety and cross the south Odisha-north Andhra drifts around September 27 early morning.