A view of unusual rough sea conditions at Maa Kalijai Temple, near an island in Chilika Lake as a result of Cyclone Arnab, in Khordha on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab)

The Odisha government has relocated over 48,000 people from vulnerable areas to shelters in eight districts as heavy rainfall under the influence of cyclone Arnab lashed several districts on Tuesday.

As many as 135 cyclone shelters and 1,600 temporary shelters have been set up to accommodate the people evacuated from low-lying areas and vulnerable places in Odisha.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said cyclone Arnab, moving west-northwestwards with a speed of 20 kmph in the past six hours, will cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by forenoon of Wednesday.…