Visakhapatnam: With the Cyclone Warning Centre making predictions that the cyclone storm – ‘Kyant’ will make a landfall in the coming 24 hours resulting in heavy rains, the Vizagites are doubtful about the result of the last match of current ODI series scheduled to be played in the city on October 29 (Saturday).
So far, most of the tickets have been sold out through mee seva centres and the people of the city are upbeat over watching exciting finals against blackcaps at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. The match is turned out to a challenging one for the both teams of India and New Zealand.
Meanwhile, the city residents also staring at the wet Diwali this time ever since the met officials warned severe rains from Thursday. According to the officials, the cyclone storm, which is formed over the Bay of Bengal, is heading towards North Andhra Pradesh and likely to make a landfall in the coastal belt in another 24 hours. This will result in moderate to severe rains in three regions of coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telangana.
Keeping the destruction of Hudhud cyclone in view, the AP government has made adequate measures in tackling the cyclone storm this time to bring down the damage. The district officials were directed to be prepared for any emergency. Since sea conditions remained rough on Thursday, the fishermen were warned of not venturing into the sea for another three days.