Overview

• The IMD said the Bay of Bengal low has intensified into a well‑marked system and is likely to become a depression before crossing the south Odisha–north Andhra coast on September 27.
• Odisha placed 18 districts on high alert, pre‑positioned ODRAF and fire services, and monitored rising Mahanadi flows after Hirakud opened 20 sluice gates.
• Heavy rain caused extensive waterlogging in Kerala and Telangana; Thiruvananthapuram closed educational institutions and Hyderabad police advised work from home to ease gridlock.
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport reported three IndiGo flight diversions to Vijayawada, and fishermen were warned to avoid the sea along the Kerala–Karnataka–Lakshadweep coasts due to squally winds.
• Alerts extend to Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, with Andhra ordering control rooms and NDRF/SDRF readiness and the Konkan under a yellow warning as Maharashtra notes delayed monsoon withdrawal.