Sea conditions are very harsh to high in the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and along and off the east coast of Sri Lanka. The same will continue until the night of December 2 and will gradually improve thereafter, the IMD statement said.
Heavy to very heavy rains are expected in isolated locations over Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari and Ramanathapuram districts on Wednesday and Thursday, New Indian Express reported.
In view of the mounting depression, the National Crisis Management Committee, headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, met with the Chief Secretaries of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the Lakshadweep adviser and the secretaries of different ministries via video conference on December 1st.
It won’t be as intense as Cyclone Nivar: IMD
This is the second cyclone expected to hit the state, with Cyclone Nivar last week, which hit the southern state.
IMD CEO Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told NDTV that Burevi will not be as intense as Nivar. According to the IMD, the deep depression in the southwest of the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm Burevi at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
(With ANI and NDTV inputs)
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