“NIVAR” CYCLONIC STORM DEPRESSION TO CROSS TN COAST
Bureau,Odishabarta
KOLKOTA: With the depression over the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Tuesday and cross the coast as a severe cyclonic storm a day after, the Tamil Nadu Government on Monday reviewed the situation, asking the respective district administrations to be on guard.
It announced suspension of inter and intra-district bus services in seven districts from Tuesday, till further orders. Trains were partially and fully cancelled in some districts.
The depression over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-north-westwards at a speed of 11 kmph and lay centred on Monday over the same region, about 520 km east-southeast of Pondicherry and 560 km southeast of Chennai, the IMD said.
The depression is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department said in a bulletin. “It is very likely to move north-westwards and cross Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around November 25 afternoons as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph,” it said.
Under its influence, the IMD warned. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall was very likely over Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Ariyalur and Perambalur, Kallakurichi, Pondicherry, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Chengalpattu between Wednesday and Thursday.
A high alert has been sounded in Nagapattinam and fishermen have been asked not to venture into the sea till November 26.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami, who held a review meeting here, asked his Cabinet colleagues and officials to remain fully alert and take appropriate precautionary measures. At the ‘NIVAR Cyclone’ review meeting, a number of directions were issued, he later said in a statement.
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