Cyclone Nivar, heading towards the coast of Tamil Nadu, will make landfall after 2 am Thursday, the director general of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) SN Pradhan said on Wednesday. He also said that more than a lakh people have been evacuated in Tamil Nadu. “Cyclone Nivar may make …
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According to the bulletin released by the IMD at 4.30pm on Wednesday, Cyclone Nivar has moved at a speed of 16 kilometers per hour for the last six hours. As Chennai continues to witness heavy rains accompanied by strong winds, the Chennai traffic police have decided to close all major …
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Tamil Nadu’s Chennai received very heavy rains on Wednesday morning, even as powerful Cyclone Nivar moved towards the southeast coast, prompting authorities to declare a holiday, ban public gatherings, close shops and mobilize thousands of rescue personnel. . The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Cyclone Nivar will cross …
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A day before Cyclone Nivar is expected to make landfall on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, heavy rains hit various parts of the state, including Chennai, accompanied by strong winds and high tides on Tuesday, even as the state government announced a public holiday on Wednesday. . The cyclone …
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The deep depression over the southwestern Bay of Bengal has turned into a cyclonic storm, Nivar, and loomed 450 kilometers southeast of Chennai, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken with Prime Minister Puducherry and Tamil Nadu Prime Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami and …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that he spoke with top ministers of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and secured all possible support from the Center in light of severe cyclonic storm Nivar. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said: “I spoke with Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami and …
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CHENNAI: With memories of the damage caused by Cyclone ‘Vardah’ in the city and neighboring districts still renovated, government departments are preparing contingency plans to face cyclone ‘Nivar’. The meteorological department has said that Nivar could make landfall on Wednesday. The Regional Meteorological Center has forecast wind speeds in the …
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