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The government said that more than 600 boats, including mechanised boats engaged in fishing in the Bay of Bengal, had returned safely to the shore by Monday (October 27, 2025). Additionally, 142 pregnant women were shifted to nearby government hospitals as a precautionary measure due to the cyclonic storm “Montha”. As many as 269 relief camps have been opened, with evacuation activities underway mostly along the stretch between Kakinada and Uppada, which witnessed heavy winds and rains on Monday. As many as 40 boats and 140 swimmers have been deployed for the relief operation along the coast, mostly on the Uppada coast. According to sources, more than 14,500 inmates of all the welfare hostels were sent homes. Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) and Kakinada district in-charge P. Narayana, chairing a meeting on cyclone preparedness, said that Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Vari Devasthanam in Annavaram, along with the NGOs Alluri Sitarama Raju and Akshaya Foundation, would supply 10,000 food packets at the relief camps. “As many as 80 personnel including 50 from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed along the Kakinada coast,” he said. A team of 100 personnel of the Electricity Department from the Rayalaseema region have arrived for power restoration works in the district, he added. Special teams have been mobilised in Uppada, Kothapalli, Tallarevu, Thondangi and Kakinada Rural areas in expectation of heavy rainfall and erosion of the coast. The police are guarding the Kakinada-Uppada road which is facing a threat of submergence due to sea erosion. Most of the relief camps have been opened between Kakinada and Uppada coastal belt, in which essential commodities are stored to meet the requirement for one week, the Minister said. As many as 23 ambulances are ready to tackle emergencies during the cyclone. Additionally, medical and health staff at Pithapuram and Tallarevu Primary Health Centres will be dispatched during relief operations. Kakinada District Collector S. Shan Mohan, Kakinada Rajya Sabha MP Sana Sateesh, Kakinada City MLA Tangella Uday Srinivas, Special Officer V.R. Krishna Teja were present at the preparedness meeting.
