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The national weather agency has sounded an orange alert in Kannur and Kasaragod, and yellow alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad.
Vijayan further directed that monsoon control rooms be set up in all local bodies 24 hours a day.
The cyclonic circulation which was situated near Lakshadweep area has moved towards Kerala.
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A control room has already been set up in the state to deal with the emergencies.
As the chief secretary held a meeting to take stock of preparedness, the state police chief set up teams to co-ordinate disaster management efforts.
Based on this forecast, a yellow alert has been declared in Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Malappuram districts on Thursday.
The fireworks display was initially scheduled to begin at 3am on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, water started receding on Wednesday after rain stopped.
The cyclone will not make landfall either in Odisha or Andhra Pradesh but will move parallel to the east coast and cause heavy rain.
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