Villages in Odisha’s Ganjam district are still cut off by floodwater, so food and supplies are now going in by helicopter.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi surveyed Ganjam and Gajapati from the air on Friday (October 30, 2026).
A new low-pressure area over the Andaman Sea may turn into a depression around October 31 and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, the IMD said.
Andhra Pradesh has suffered an estimated loss of ₹4,600 crore due to Cyclone Arnab as per the preliminary assessment, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said.
Meanwhile, rail services on the Howrah-Chennai route were disrupted after the swollen Bahuda river crossed the danger mark at two railway bridges in Odisha’s Ganjam district following heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Arnab, officials said.
Villages in Odisha’s Ganjam district are still cut off by floodwater, so food and supplies are now going in by helicopter. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi surveyed Ganjam and Gajapati from the air on Friday (October 30, 2026). More than 55,000 people across nine districts have been moved out of their homes.
A new low-pressure area over the Andaman Sea may turn into a depression around October 31 and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, the IMD said.
Andhra Pradesh has suffered an estimated loss of ₹4,600 crore due to Cyclone Arnab as per the preliminary assessment, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said. Mr. Naidu made an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in the Krishna and Godavari regions.
Meanwhile, rail services on the Howrah-Chennai route were disrupted after the swollen Bahuda river crossed the danger mark at two railway bridges in Odisha’s Ganjam district following heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Arnab, officials said. As many as 36 trains were cancelled, 30 diverted and eight regulated or rescheduled as a precautionary measure to ensure passenger safety.
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