NEW DELHI: Heavy rains hit Chennai, Puducherry and parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Cyclone Nivar closes on Bay of bengal. The cyclonic system is most likely to cross the TN and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around November 25 at midnight and in the early hours of November 26 with a wind speed of 120-130 km / h with gusts of up to 145 km / h. Cyclone Nivar (named after Iran), which means light in Persian, is likely stronger than Vardah, which made landfall closer to Chennai in December 2016.
Here are the latest updates:
Here are the latest updates:
- The Tamil Nadu government declared a public holiday on Wednesday and temporarily halted train and bus services. The authorities have put in place measures to evacuate people from flooded areas.
- The district administrations have established control rooms in the district collection (04142 220700/233933/221383/221113), the divisional revenue office of Cuddalore (04142 – 231284), the office of the sub-collector of Chidambaram (04144 – 222256/290037 ) and the Vridhachalam deputy collector’s office (04143-260248) to allow people to seek help.
- Control rooms can be reached by dialing the toll-free number 1077. Greater Chennai Corporation has established a control room in each zone and one at Ripon Buildings, its headquarters. Apart from this, you can call the toll free number 1913 in case of any emergency.
- The TN health department has kept 465 ambulances on high alert in coastal areas. Ambulance pilots will park vehicles at the nearest police station and government health facilities, as communication networks can be disrupted due to high winds. In an emergency, call the landline number at 044-28888105 or mobile phone 7338895011.
- IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rains in Chennai, Chengalpet, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupathur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Namakkal, Trichy, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Karaikal. Extremely heavy rains are likely to occur in the districts closest to the landfall such as Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Ariyalur and Perumbalur.
- The Puducherry administration issued an order on Tuesday prohibiting people from leaving their homes. All stores have been told to keep their shutters closed from 9 p.m. on November 24 to 6 a.m. on November 26.
- Fifty NDRF teams have been commissioned in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry. Five Navy flood relief teams and a diving team have also been deployed. Three NDRF teams have been deployed, two for Puducherry and one for Karaikal. Six NDRF teams have arrived in the Cuddalore district. Three teams will remain in the Cuddalore region, while the remaining three will be located in Chidambaram and Parangipettai.
- The seaports of Puducherry and Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu raised the number seven danger signal, implying that the ports will experience severe climatic variations due to a storm of light or moderate intensity that is expected to cross over or near the north of the ports. . Warning signs have been raised at 11 ports in Tamil Nadu.
- The port of Chennai has asked four cargo ships to move offshore to ensure the safety of ships and port facilities in the face of Cyclone ‘Nivar’.
- All the main reservoirs in Tamil Nadu have been receiving a steady flow, and 1,519 irrigation tanks maintained by the PWD have reached full capacity on Tuesday.
- Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had ordered the public works department to open the gates of the Chembarambakkam reservoir, one of the main sources of drinking water in the city of Chennai, once the water level reaches 22 feet. The maximum capacity of the reservoir is 24 feet. Sudden release of a large amount of water from the reservoir to the Adyar River caused unprecedented flooding in and around Chennai in 2015.
- Before the storm, Greater Chennai Corporation sent a circular to park department officials in all 15 zones to ensure that all dead trees were identified and cut and other pruned to maintain the center of gravity. About 17,000 trees fell in December 2016 when cyclone ‘Vardah’ struck.
- 16 firka-level emergency support teams and committees with officials from various departments have been deployed to carry out cyclone relief work. People from 16 vulnerable areas in Puducherry have been moved to safer places. The administration has established 196 relief camps in Puducherry and 50 in Karaikal.
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has rescheduled the CA intermediate and final level exams scheduled to take place in Chennai and other districts on November 24 and 25.
- The Cuddalore district administration identified 278 areas prone to the cyclone’s fury. Of these, 38 are categorized as extreme, 34 as high and 19 as moderate in terms of the impact of the cyclone. Another 167 are considered low intensity areas. 28 emergency cyclone shelters, 14 multipurpose shelters and 191 temporary shelters have been kept ready.
- The Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) in Kalpakkam, 70 km from Chennai, activated cyclone protection machinery before making landfall.
- IndiGo canceled 24 flights, 12 arrivals and 12 departures on Wednesday due to Cyclone Nivar. Departures: 6E7143 to Trichy at 7 a.m. M., 6E7183 to Tuticorin at 8.35 a.m. M., 6E7986 to Hubli at 8.40 a.m. M., 6E7228 to Tuticorin at 11:15 a.m. M., 6E7686 to Kozhikode at 11:25 a.m. M., 6E7185 to Tuticorin at 1:00 p.m. M. at 2.45 pm, 6E7208 to Vijayawada at 4.30 pm, 6E516 to Bengaluru at 7 pm, 6E7942 to Kannur at 7.10 pm and 6E7215 to Trichy at 8.35 pm Arrivals: 6E7144 from Trchy at 9.55am, 6E7184 from Tuticorin at 12.25pm, 6E7987 from Hubli at 1.10pm, 6E7229 from Tuticorin at 3.20pm, 6E7186 from Tuticorin at 4.55pm, 6E6189 from Bangalore at 5.4135pm, 6E7 Mangalore at 6E7135 from Mangalore Varanasi at 8.05pm M., 6E517 from Bengaluru at 10.20 p.m. M., 6E7151 from Trichy at 11:25 p.m. M., 6E7943 from Kannur at 11:30 p.m. M.
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