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AP: Cyclone Arnab lays 260 km southeast of Visakhapatnam, Govt machinery on high alert

Vijayawada, Oct 27 (UNI) The very severe cyclonic storm 'Arnab' over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards with a speed of 22 kmph during the past six hours and lay centered over the same region 260 km southeast of Visakhapatnam, 300 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 390 km east of Machilipatnam and 460 km east of Bapatla.

AP Disaster Management Authority here on Tuesday said that the cyclonic storm is likely to move northwestwards and cross Yanam coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam as a very severe cyclonic storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of October 28th.

The APDMA warned of heavy rains accompanied by heavy winds today and tomorrow and asked people to stay at safer places.
Meanwhile, the State government is taking massive measures to face the Arnab cyclonic storm. Real Time Governance Society Secretary Bhaskar Karamneni is reviewing the situation constantly with the officials of various districts. The AP State government has released Rs 27 crore to carry out relief and rescue operations.

The officials have identified 2,460 revenue villages and 92 towns in 16 districts to be affected by the Arnab cyclone and have deployed NDRF and SDRF teams to swing into action if needed. The educational institutions declared a holiday on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The RTGS secretary said that 1,763 cyclone shelters were identified and 2,907 control rooms were set up in 16 districts. As many as 3,185 nodal officers have been appointed to coordinate with the various departments to carry out relief works. Steps were taken to shift people living in low-lying areas in 2,107 villages. The officials closed the beaches in the cyclone-affected areas, and vehicle traffic on the roads near the coast was also stopped.

Most of the fishermen who ventured into the sea for fishing have come to the shore. As many as 30,043 fishing boats were anchored at the fishing harbours, Mr. Bhaskar Katameneni said, adding that the officials have kept 2,623 tankers ready to supply drinking water to the affected areas.

Meanwhile, Health Secretary G Veerapandyan said that 630 medical teams, 254 ambulances, 326 mobile medical care vans and 136 mother & child express vehicles have been kept ready in the affected districts. He said that 2,632 pregnant women have been identified in the affected district, and their deliveries will take place during the next two weeks. Out of the 2,632 pregnant women, 1,075 have already been shifted to hospitals.

The Health Secretary held a meeting with the officials here today and directed them to take steps to curb the outbreak of contagious diseases, provide medical services in the affected district and stock adequate medicines.
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