Interstate transport of buses and other passenger vehicles will now be permitted with mutual consent from both of the concerned states or union territories.
"A storm surge of the height of about 1.0 meter above astronomical tide is very likely to inundate low lying areas of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh; Ganjam, Khurda and Puri districts of Odisha at the time of landfall."
India, being a signatory to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), has set targets to manage disasters and ensure that losses incurred after each catastrophe are less than the previous ones.