It's official. The deep depression has intensified into a cyclonic storm - Nivar - over southwest Bay of Bengal.
The Tamil Nadu government has rolled out many precautionary measures which included suspension of bus services in 7 districts - Pudukottai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Cuddalore, Villupuram and Chengalpattu from 1 p.m., on Tuesday until further orders. The government has appealed to the people in these districts not to go out on November 24 and 25 as there are chances of fall of trees. The people should act as per the weather instructions given by the authorities through battery-operated radios.
If it takes the predicted path, Nivar will hit Delta districts hard. The IMD has sounded red alert in Ariyalur, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi and Perambalur.
Here is the list of government helplines numbers you may contact in case of emergencies:
Ranipet district Taluk helplines
- Arakkonam: 04177 236360, 9445000507
- Arcot: 04172-235568, 9445000505
- Walajah: 04172-232519, 94445000506
- Sholingur: 04172-290800, 9943766539
- Nemili: 04177-247260, 8015137003
- Kalavai: 9789641611, 9789641611
Ariyalur district Taluk helplines
Toll-free number: 1077
- Ariyalur Tahsildar: 9445000613
- Udayarpalayam Tahsildar: 9445000614
- Sendurai Tahsildar: 9445000615
Toll-free number: 1077/ 1070
- Landline Number: 04368 228801/ 04368227704
- Karaikal Municipality: 04368222427
- Kottucherry Commune Panchayat: 04368265451
- Nedungadu Commune Panchayat: 04368261282
- Thirunallar Commune Panchayat: 04368 236630
- Neravy Commune Panchayat: 04368238584
- TR Pattinam Commune Panchayat: 04368233479
- Landline: 04365 251992
- WhatsApp: 8300681077
- Nagapattinam Zonal Officer: 9445461742
- Kilvelur Zonal Officer: 9444094308
- Thirukkuvalai Zonal Officer: 7338721201
- Vedaranyam Zonal Officer: 9445000461
- Mayiladuthurai Zonal Officer: 9445029727/ 9442244360
- Tharangambadi Zonal Officer: 7338801264/ 7305552424
- Sirkazhi Zonal Officer: 9445000462
- Kuthalam Zonal Officer: 9445477833
- District Collectorate: 04142-220700/233933/221383/221113
- RDO: 04142-231284
- Sub-collector office, Chidambaram: 04144-222256/290037
- Sub-collector office, Virudhachalam: 04143-260248
- Chidambaram Tahsildar: 94450 00527
- Kattumannarkoil Tahsildar: 94450 00528
- Cuddalore Tahsildar: 94450 00529
- Panruti Tahsildar: 94450 00530
- Virudhachalam Tahsildar: 94450 00531
- Tittakudi Tahsildar: 94450 00532
- District Collectorate: 04146- 222470/223265
- RDO: 04146 -222100
- Sub-collector office, Tindivanam: 04147-222100
- Kallakurichi Tahsildar: 94450 00519
- Sankarapuram Tahsildar: 94450 00520
- Thirukkoilur Tahsildar: 94450 00521
- Ulundurpettai Tahsildar: 94450 00522
- Tindivanam Tahsildar: 94450 00523
- Gingee Tahsildar: 94450 00524
- Villupuram Tahsildar: 94450 00525
- Vanur Tahsildar: 94450 00526
- District Collectorate: 1800 425 4556
- Perambalur Tahsildar: 9445000610
- Veppanthattai Tahsildar: 9445000611
- Kunnam Tahsildar: 9445000612
- Disaster management control room: 1077, 044- 27237207
- Whatsapp number: 9445071077
- WhatsApp number: 9345336838
- Thanjavur Tashildar: 9445000630
- Thiruvaiyaru Tashildar: 9445000631
- Orathanadu Tashildar: 9445000632
- Thiruvaidaimarudur Tashildar: 9445000634
- Kumbakonam Tashildar: 9445000633
- Papanasam Tashildar: 9445000635
- Pattukottai Tashildar: 9445000636
- Peravurani Tashildar: 9445000637
- Budalur Tashildar: 9443447937
- Thiruvarur Tashildar: 04366-222379
- Nannilam Tashildar: 04366-230456
- Kudavasal Tashildar: 04366-262056
- Valangaiman Tashildar: 04374-264456
- Mannargudi Tashildar: 04367-222291
- Needamangalam Tashildar: 04367-260456
- Thiruthuraipoondi Tashildar: 04369-222456
- Ooty: 0423-2445577
- Coonoor: 0423- 2206002
- Gudalur: 04262-261295
- 044 2538 450
- 044 2538 4540
- 1913 (24*7)
- Sub-Collector, Tirupathur division: 04179 220088 94450 00418
- RDO, Vaniyambadi: 04174 234488 75980 00418
- Tirupathur Tahsildar: 04179 220091, 94450 00511
- Natrampalli Tahsildar: 04179 242299, 90802 00043
- Vaniyambadi Tahsildar: 04174 232184, 94450 00512
- Ambur Tahsildar: 04174 221502, 94423 15427
- Helpline number: 1077; 0427-2452202
- Mettur: 04298-244063
- Salem: 0427- 2414666
- Attur: 04282-251400
- Sankagiri: 04282 – 240242
- Helpline number: 1077, 04343- 234444
- WhatsApp: 6369700230
- Helpline number: 1077, 1800 425 1071, 1800 425 7016
- WhatsApp: 8903891077