BHUBANESWAR: The depression over the south-east of the central Bay of Bengal, which had concentrated into a deep depression on Tuesday morning, is gradually moving towards the Andhra and Odisha coast and is most likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm named as 'Titli' by the evening, said a special bulletin issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).The deep depression over east central Bay of Bengal moved further west-northwestwards with a speed of about 10 kmph in last 6 hours and lay centered at about 560 km southeast of Gopalpur and 510 km southeast of Kalingapatnam, the bulletin said.“It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards for some more time and then northwestwards and cross Odisha and adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coasts between Gopalpur and Kalingapatnam around morning of October 11,” said Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar. After it becomes a cyclone its name would be 'Titli', said an IMD official.IMD has also predicted very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts from Tuesday.Acting on the IMD forecast, Odisha government has asked the district collectors to stay on high alert and remain ready to meet any emergency situation. The State Relief Commissioner (SRC) said as many as 879 cyclone shelter homes and more than 300 boats have been kept ready for the likely cyclone and flood situation in different districts.“We are ready to meet the situation emerging due to the cyclone. All government staffs have been asked not to take leave during the coming days. Districts have been asked to be prepared for evacuation of people in coastal areas if required,” said additional SRC P K Mohapatra.IMD also forecasted that squally wind with speed touching 45-55 kmph to 65 kmph is very likely to commence along and off the north Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal coast from Tuesday night. It is very likely to increase gradually to 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph from Wednesday evening along and off south Odisha coasts.Storm surge of the height of about 0.5 m above the astronomical tide is very likely to inundate the low lying areas of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and Ganjam, Khurda and Puri districts of Odisha at the time of landfall on October 11.