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IMD Warns Depression to Hit Andhra Pradesh, Triggers Flood Risk

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a low-pressure system will become a depression and move toward Andhra Pradesh.
IMD Aurora and Fourcast Net models predict depression over southeast Bay of Bengal on Oct 31.
Heavy rain may affect southern Odisha districts Nov 1-3 after Patrapur logged 546 mm on Oct 29.
Railway cancellations total 11 services, with Southern Railway cancelling five trains and diverting seven and South Coast Railway cancelling seven.

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APSDMA managing director Prakhar Jain warned low-lying residents along Vamsadhara and Nagavali rivers to stay alert.
Water released from Baghalati dam in Ganjam district flooded Ichchapuram and nearby villages across the Andhra Pradesh border.
APSDMA advised people not to cross overflowing canals or swim in rivers because flows remain strong after heavy rains.
The approaching system threatens standing crops in coastal Andhra Pradesh, potentially worsening agricultural losses after cyclone Arnab.

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IMD Forecasts Depression

India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a low-pressure system will become a depression and move toward Andhra Pradesh.
IMD Aurora and Fourcast Net models predict depression over southeast Bay of Bengal on Oct 31.
Heavy rain may affect southern Odisha districts Nov 1-3 after Patrapur logged 546 mm on Oct 29.
Railway cancellations total 11 services, with Southern Railway cancelling five trains and diverting seven and South Coast Railway cancelling seven.

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