Cyclone Nivar: Tamil Nadu, Andhra on high alert, trains cancelled

Cyclone Nivar: Tamil Nadu, Andhra on high alert, trains cancelled

The depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Tuesday

Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert as Cyclone Nivar is expected to make landfall in the region on the afternoon of November 25.

The depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Tuesday and cross the coast as a severe cyclonic storm a day after.

According to the latest bulletin from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and lay centred at 5.30 pm on Monday over southwest Bay of Bengal, about 450 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 480 km southeast of Chennai.

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"It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours and into a severe cyclone storm during the subsequent 24 hours," IMD officials said.

HERE IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CYCLONE NIVAR

  • Cyclone Nivar is expected to cross the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast between Karaikal and Mamallapuram on Wednesday with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.

  • Under its influence, widespread rainfall/thunderstorm are "very likely" over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal from November 24 to 26, the IMD warned.

  • Owing to the onset of Cyclone Nivar six trains have been fully cancelled and nine trains have been partially cancelled in Tamil Nadu. The South Central Railway said the Bhubaneswar-Puducherry-Bhubaneswar trains have been partially cancelled between Chennai Egmore and Puducherry on November 24 and 25. The Puducherry-Howrah express has been cancelled partially between Puducherry and Villupuram on November 25.

  • A high alert has been sounded in Nagapattinam and fishermen have been asked not to venture into the sea till November 26.

  • Isolated extremely heavy rainfall was very likely over Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai and Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu and Karaikal and Puducherry in the neighbouring UT between Wednesday and Thursday.

  • Tidal waves of about one-metre height above the astronomical tide are very likely to inundate the low lying areas of north coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry near the place of landfall.

  • Following the issuance of the yellow message, the Tamil Nadu government reviewed the situation, asking the respective district administrations to be on guard. He announced the suspension of inter and intra-district bus services in Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Pudukottai districts from 1 PM on Tuesday till further orders and urged people to avoid travel by their own vehicles, except for essential requirements.

  • With Puducherry and Karaikal regions set to receive rains, the UT government was working on setting up 80 relief centres, control rooms in all the departments and rehabilitation of people in low-lying areas. All shops and other establishments have been asked to close business on Tuesday evening, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said.

  • Cyclone Nivar may also cause heavy to extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Rayalaseema and south coastal AP districts on November 25 and 26. Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts are expected to receive light to moderate rains on these days. Winds with speed ranging from 45 to 65 kmph were expected along the Bay of Bengal coast.

  • 12 teams of the NDRF have been deployed in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh in view of Cyclone Nivar while 18 teams are on standby in the region. An NDRF team has about 35 to 45 personnel, depending on the task at hand and are equipped with tree and pole cutters, basic medicines and other tools to help affected people.

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