Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has engaged with the Chief Ministers of four states/UTs - Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh - in response to Cyclone Arnab. The communication, which occurred on October 29, 2026, involved Shah providing assurances of complete assistance from the Government of India to mitigate the hardship faced by people due to the disaster.
The Minister confirmed that National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have already been deployed and are conducting rescue and relief operations on a war footing basis. Additionally, Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) will be dispatched shortly to assess the impact of the cyclone and determine what further assistance may be required from the central government.
The Government of India has expressed its resolute commitment to standing with the affected people during this disaster situation, though specific financial allocations or damage estimates are not provided in this announcement.