In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, formed in the southwest Bay of Bengal is currently centered on the Sri Lankan coast, 220 km from Karaikal, 330 km from Puducherry and 430 km from Chennai and moving at a speed of 7 km per hour, the Andhra Pradesh Government has issued an warning and barred fishermen from going into the sea until Tuesday.  

This cyclone is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday morning and reach the coasts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Due to the impact of Cyclone Ditwah there is a possibility of heavy rains in Chittoor and Tirupati districts. Similarly According to,

Nellore, Kadapa and Annamaya districts are likely to receive moderate to heavy rains at isolated places. Bapatla, Palnadu, Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts are likely to receive light to moderate rains.

Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand held a teleconference with the Collectors of Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamaya, Sri Sathya Sai, Nellore, Bapatla and Prakasam districts from the Vijayawada CS Camp Office on Saturday.CS Vijayanand has instructed the people and farmers in the respective districts should be alerted by the Disaster Management Organization and RTGS through SMS. Farmers should be alerted to take appropriate precautions in agricultural work and take steps to prevent the paddy from getting wet.

He said that people in houses in ruins should be identified and moved to safe areas in advance. He suggested that appropriate advance arrangements should be made to move people to relief camps if necessary.

He ordered that if trees are broken anywhere due to the cyclone, they should be removed immediately and action should be taken without disrupting traffic. If there is a power outage, restoration measures should be taken on a war footing. He suggested that all the people should be alerted so that people stay safe at home as much as possible during heavy rains.

CS Vijayanand has instructed the collectors to issue advance warnings and avoid being near trees and hoardings during strong gusty winds.