Hyderabad:The South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled and diverted a number of long-distance trains as a precautionary measure forward of Cyclone Montha’s affect throughout Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha.
Prepare cancelled
- Secunderabad–Bhubaneswar Categorical (Prepare No. 18464), scheduled for October 29, now stands cancelled.
Trains diverted
- Ernakulam–Patna Categorical (Prepare No. 22643), scheduled for October 27, will run by way of Vijayawada, Warangal, Balharshah, Chanda Fort, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Bokaro Metal Metropolis, Rajebhera Block Hut, Chittaranjan and Madhupur.
- Ernakulam–Howrah Categorical (Prepare No. 22878), scheduled for October 27, has been diverted to Vijayawada, Warangal, Balharshah, Chanda Fort, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Tatanagar, and Kharagpur.
- Kanyakumari–Dibrugarh Categorical (Prepare No. 22503), scheduled for October 27, will run by way of Vijayawada, Warangal, Balharshah, Chanda Fort, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Tatanagar and Kharagpur.
Earlier, the India Meteorological Division stated Cyclone Montha is prone to intensify right into a extreme cyclonic storm by October 28 morning.
The climate system over the southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards with a velocity of 15 km per hour (kmph) in the course of the previous six hours and lay centred over southwest and adjoining areas of westcentral and southeast Bay of Bengal at 5.30 am at the moment.
Heavy rains are possible in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvatipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitaramaraju, Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts in addition to East Godavari, Eluru, NTR, Guntur, Palnadu, Chittoor and Tirupati districts.
