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title: "Odisha Issues Category-1 Alert for 5 Districts; Chilika Lake Boat Services Suspended Ahead of Cyclonic Storm"
url: https://mediathepower.com/?p=1403
date: 2026-10-25
modified: 2026-10-25
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author: "Rajiv Singh"
description: "BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has placed five southern districts—Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, and Malkangiri—under Category-1 (highest alert) due to an approaching low-pressure system forming in the Bay of Bengal, which..."
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# Odisha Issues Category-1 Alert for 5 Districts; Chilika Lake Boat Services Suspended Ahead of Cyclonic Storm

**BHUBANESWAR:** The Odisha government has placed five southern districts—**[Ganjam](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fm%2F061hhj), [Gajapati](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fm%2F07n3ws), [Koraput](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fm%2F054m6k), [Rayagada](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fm%2F04202_), and [Malkangiri](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fm%2F04lck_x)**—under Category-1 (highest alert) due to an approaching low-pressure system forming in the Bay of Bengal, which is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm.

As a primary safety precaution, the state administration has officially suspended all boat services on **[Chilika Lake](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fm%2F04b01x)** from October 26 to October 29. Disaster management teams have been deployed to the red-zone districts, and fishermen have been strictly advised not to venture into the sea or deep lake waters during this four-day window as weather conditions are projected to deteriorate rapidly.

Local administrations and disaster management teams are actively mobilizing resources in the red-zone districts. Emergency services have issued strict warnings advising fishermen and local operators to stay off the waters entirely during this four-day window, as coastal and inland water conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly.