Severe cyclonic storm Montha to bring heavy rain in several Bengal districts: IMD

KOLKATA: (Oct 28) Severe cyclonic storm Montha will bring heavy rainfall in several districts of West Bengal till October 31, the IMD said on Tuesday.

Montha, which is currently situated over westcentral Bay of Bengal and is moving in the north-northwestward direction, is likely to make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a special bulletin.

The Met office advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the West Bengal coast till Thursday.