Boats remain anchored at Visakhapatnam fishing harbour on Monday as heavy rainfall lashed the city amid high tidal waves as Cyclone Montha gained in strength

Boats in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu also remained anchored at the dock

Dark clouds were observed over Puducherry due to the storm brewing over the Bay of Bengal

The East Coast Railway has cancelled several trains for passenger safety

The weather system, situated over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night, the IMD said in a special bulletin

Meanwhile in Odisha, IMD Bhubaneswar Director Manorama Mohanty said that red and orange alerts have been issued in the state, which is bracing for heavy rainfall until Thursday