Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crosses Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast near Narsapur
Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts near Narsapur, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around midnight of 28-29 October 2025, IMD said.
Summary
Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, south of Kakinada and close to Narsapur, between 11:30 pm on 28 October and 12:30 am on 29 October 2025, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It weakened into a cyclonic storm by 2:30 am and into a deep depression by 8:30 am on 29 October over coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Telangana. Ahead of landfall on 28 October, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed preparedness, with divisional war rooms activated and resources readied in the Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Guntur divisions. The Department of Telecommunications set up a 24x7 control room at its Andhra Pradesh LSA office in Vijayawada. The Hindu reported two deaths and crops inundated across 87,000 hectares in Andhra Pradesh.
Key facts
- Landfall
- Near Narsapur, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, ~11:30 pm 28 Oct - 12:30 am 29 Oct 2025
- Intensity at landfall
- Severe Cyclonic Storm
- Weakening
- Cyclonic storm by 2:30 am; deep depression by 8:30 am, 29 Oct
- Railways
- War rooms; Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Guntur divisions readied
- Telecom
- DoT 24x7 control room at Vijayawada
- Impact (The Hindu)
- 2 dead; crops on 87,000 ha inundated in AP
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Near which place did Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha cross the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast around midnight of 28-29 October 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Narsapur
IMD: Montha crossed the coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, to the south of Kakinada, close to Narsapur.
Consider the following statements about Cyclone Montha: 1. It crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts as a Severe Cyclonic Storm. 2. By 8:30 am on 29 October 2025 it had weakened into a Deep Depression over coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Telangana. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per IMD's 29 October 2025 press release.
Where did the Department of Telecommunications set up a 24x7 control room ahead of Cyclone Montha?
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Correct answer: D — Vijayawada
DoT established a 24x7 control room at its Andhra Pradesh LSA office in Vijayawada.