Cabinet Secretary chairs a meeting of National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review preparedness for the impending cyclone in Bay of Bengal

The Cabinet Secretary chaired a National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) meeting to review disaster preparedness for cyclonic storm 'ARNAB' in the Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the deep depression intensified into a cyclonic storm, forecast to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 115-125 kmph. The system is also expected to affect districts in Telangana, Southern Odisha, South & Central Chhattisgarh, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. State governments, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Indian Coast Guard, and various central ministries updated the committee on evacuation, shelter arrangements, standby rescue teams, and advisories issued to fishermen.