As Cyclone Arnab approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 31 teams across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Yanam, while the South Central Railway’s Vijayawada Division has cancelled 64 trains as a precautionary measure, news agency ANI reported. In Visakhapatnam, authorities have identified 122 low-lying areas and set up 57 rehabilitation centres ahead of the cyclone’s expected landfall.

#WATCH | Odisha: Collector & DM, Ganjam, Keerthi Vasan says, "Pre-cyclone preparedness for cyclone Arnab is currently in the final phase in Ganjam district... Around 922 villages have been identified as vulnerable. More than 6,500 people have been enumerated for potential shifting over the next few hours... The cyclone shelters are also currently kept under readiness... Dedicated teams from ODRAF and NDRF have also been deployed, and they are also participating in the preparatory exercise... The Bahana Nala, which would drain out the water from Brahmapur, has also been desilted... We have imposed restrictions on the movement of tourists to coastal locations..."

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