Andhra Pradesh released Rs 27 crore to 20 districts for Cyclone Arnab relief on October 26, 2026, as authorities prepared for heavy rain and strong winds ahead of the storm’s expected landfall on October 28.

Key Takeaways

  • Seven districts received Rs 2 crore each, while 13 received Rs 1 crore each.
  • Fifteen National Disaster Response Force teams were deployed across vulnerable locations.
  • The weather agency forecast landfall near Yanam by the forenoon of October 28.

How Cyclone Arnab relief funds will be used

The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority said Rs 2 crore each was released to Bapatla, Krishna, Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Kakinada and Anakapalli.

Another 13 districts received Rs 1 crore each: Srikakulam, Markapuram, Guntur, NTR, Eluru, Alluri, Polavaram, Manyam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Sri Sathya Sai, Nellore and Tirupati.

The funds will support relief operations, the movement of people to rehabilitation centres, supplies of drinking water, food and milk, health camps, sanitation and emergency infrastructure repairs, disaster management authority managing director Prakhar Jain said.

Landfall and rainfall forecast

On October 26, the India Meteorological Department said Arnab was likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm within 12 hours. It expected the storm to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, by the forenoon of October 28.

The agency forecast maximum sustained winds of 115–125 km/h at landfall, gusting to 140 km/h. It also warned of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on October 27 and 28.

Emergency teams deployed

The 15 National Disaster Response Force teams were stationed at vulnerable locations, including two at Yanam. Three teams each were at the force’s battalion headquarters in Krishna district and its regional response centre in Visakhapatnam.

The fire department also prepared 115 wood-cutting teams and 13 boat rescue teams, alongside life buoys, life jackets and emergency lighting, Jain said.

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