Bhubaneswar: All schools, colleges and Anganwadi centres in Kendrapara and Kandhamal districts will remain closed tomorrow due to very severe cyclonic storm Arnab, as per the order of the respective District Collector.
However, staff have been asked to remain present in their respective institutions in the districts.The closure has been ordered in view of the heavy rainfall and gusty wind forecast issued by IMD.
Meanwhile, very severe cyclonic storm Arnab over Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards at 20 kmph and lay centered at 11:30 am today near latitude 16.2°N and longitude 83.7°E, about 170 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam and 370 km south-southwest of Gopalpur.
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards till this evening and then northwestwards to cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph by forenoon of October 28.
The system is under continuous surveillance of the Doppler Weather Radar at Visakhapatnam. IMD has issued red warning for several Odisha districts including south and coastal regions for heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places and gusty winds.
