Schools in East Godavari to remain shut on account of Cyclone Phethai

Schools in East Godavari to remain shut on account of Cyclone Phethai

The schools in East Godavari district will remain shut for two days because Cyclone Phethai is expected to arrive on the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The announcement was made by the East Godavari district collector Kartikeya Misra. According to the reports, the cyclone is likely to cross the coast between Ongole and Kakinada on Monday and can cause heavy rainfall in the region. With the anticipation of the storm, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been put on high alert. According to the Met department, the cyclone is expected to bring heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha. The Meteorological Centre said in a bulletin “the sky remained overcast in many parts of the state Sunday, districts like Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada and Kalahandi are expected to be lashed by heavy rain under the impact of the cyclonic storm”. Many places in Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Baragarh, Balangir, Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts can experience heavy rainfall. The MeT center said that light to moderate rainfall and thundershowers are expected in many places mainly in south Odisha districts, till December 18. Fishermen have also been warned about going into the deep sea areas of west-central and adjoining the southwest Bay of Bengal till Monday.

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