The Deep Depression over the South West Bay of Bengal has intensified into the cyclonic storm “Nivar,” early this morning.It has triggered widespread rain in several districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Chennai and its suburbs have witnessed intermittent rain since last evening.
The
MET Department in Chennai says the Cyclone Nivar is moving north
westwards at a speed of 5-km per hour for the past six hours.It currently lies 450 km south east of Chennai and 410 km south east of Puducherry.
It is very likely to accentuate into a severe cyclonic storm within the next 24-hours.
It is set to cross the coast between Karaikal and Mamallapuram, on the brink of Puducherry, Wednesday evening.
During its landfall, the wind speed is predicted to be within the range of 100 to 110 km an hour, gushing to 120 km per hour.Media correspondent reports, during his interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy explained about the preparatory
measures being undertaken by the administration to tackle the cyclone.
District administrations within the vicinity of the cyclone have identified houses with thatched roofs and weak structures to evacuate the people to safety.
Shelters and relief centres are established with sufficient social distancing.
Control rooms at district levels are established, working on a 24-by-7 basis and therefore the state level control centre at Chennai being travel by the state Disaster Management Authority is also functioning round the clock.
Generators and pump sets are kept ready at places susceptible to waterlogging to clear flood waters.
Senior IAS Officials are deployed in flood-prone districts to coordinate the efforts to mitigate the consequences of the cyclone.
(With input from news agency language)
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