The power supply will be cut off from 10 am to 5.30 pm, reports say.
There will be a power outage in some areas of Bengaluru on November 27, Friday, and November 28, Saturday, the Times of India reported. There will be no power supply in Vivekananda Nagar, Srinivasanagar, Kathriguppe East, CK Achukattu, Kathriguppe Main Road, ITI Layout, Vidyapeeta Circle and surrounding areas from 10am on Friday until 5.30pm. On Saturday, November 28, the power supply will be interrupted in Hosakerehalli, Mookambika Nagar 7th Block, Banashankari Stage 3, Venkatappa Layout, Dattatreya Nagar and surrounding areas, the report adds.
Meanwhile, cyclonic storm Nivar, which made landfall between midnight Wednesday and early Thursday morning, is expected to move northwest and then weaken into a cyclonic storm in the southern interior districts of Karnataka, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). According to the IMD, a yellow alert was issued in the urban and rural areas of Bengaluru, as well as in other districts such as Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Mandya and Ramanagara districts for three days, from November 26 to 28. CS Patil, IMD Director in Bengaluru, said the southern interior of Karnataka is likely to experience scattered light to moderate rains on November 26 and 27, and isolated rains on November 27 and 28.
Cyclone Nivar’s latest development is that it has weakened to a severe cyclonic storm after it crossed the coast near Puducherry, IMD said. In both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the cyclone left a trail of uprooted trees and flooded streets, authorities said. Very severe cyclonic storm Nivar made landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of Thursday, and heavy rains hit the Union Territory and Tamil Nadu.
According to updated meteorological data, Puducherry received the highest rainfall of 30 cm, followed by Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu with 27 cm. Nagapattinam recorded 6.3 cm of rain, Karaikal 9.6 cm and Chennai 11.3 cm.
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