Cyclone Montha, named by Thailand, made landfall in Andhra on Tuesday. Cyclones in North Indian Ocean are named by Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre run by IMD. Countries like Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Yemen, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE submit list of 13 names. When a new cyclone forms, IMD picks a name from list.