Kataka: As Cyclone Arnab approaches the Andhra coast, Odisha districts have been put on high alert. Kataka Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde has ordered closure of all educational institutions in the district tomorrow.
The district administration has made extensive preparations to deal with the possible impact of the cyclone. As many as 300 shelters have been prepared in Kataka and people from low-lying areas have been ordered to be evacuated.
Three ODRAF teams have been deployed in the district and two control rooms have been opened to monitor the situation.
The Collector informed that pregnant women have been ordered to be shifted to safer places and food and drinking water have been kept ready. All necessary preparations have been completed to face the cyclone, the Collector said.
