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Cyclone Nivar, which hit the Tamil Nadu coast as a 'very severe cyclonic storm' in the early hours of Thursday, has brought heavy rains over the state, especially in its northern parts.
Severe cyclonic storm Nivar lashed Puducherry and TN on Thursday, uprooting trees, damaging electric poles (Photo | G Pattabiraman/EPS)
Severe cyclonic storm Nivar lashed Puducherry and TN on Thursday, uprooting trees, damaging electric poles (Photo | G Pattabiraman/EPS)
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Cyclone Nivar crossed the coast near Puducherry early on Thursday morning as a severe cyclonic storm and has weakened as it moves north-northwestwards.

The cyclone crossed the coast from 2330 IST of 25th November to 0230 IST of 26th November with estimated wind speeds of 120-130 kmph, the IMD said.

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The cyclone which made landfall as a very severe cyclonic storm has weakened to a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph. The cyclone would continue to move north-northwest wards and is expected to further weaken to a cyclonic storm.

Here are the latest updates

Tamil Nadu health secretary directs district officials to contain spread of infectious diseases post-Nivar

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan has instructed all district collectors and the Chennai Corporation commissioner to see that they immediately contain post-Nivar fever clusters with effective containment and by conducting testing for all kinds of infections, including Covid, dengue, cholera and typhoid.

In a message sent out to the officials on Thursday, Radhakrishnan said water chlorination levels should be checked. He also told them to ensure that Covid fever camps, mobile medical units and Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram health teams are suitably relocated in post-impact areas of affected districts.

Nivar impact: Thursday is one of the coldest days of the season

  • It was also one of the coldest days of the season, with Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam stations recording a maximum temperature of 25.8 degrees Celsius and 24.7 degree Celsius, which is 4 degrees below normal.

  • The Met office said the rainfall activity would reduce from Friday and the sky would be generally cloudy in Chennai.

    • EB has incurred loss of Rs 1.5 crores, 80% electricity connection will be restored today: Minister Thangamani

    Puducherry government to seek Rs 50 crores from Centre as interim relief for Nivar cyclone

    Briefing newsmen, CM Narayanasamy said that the loss is being estimated. As per the preliminary assessment, the total damages could be to the tune of Rs.400 crores.

    The initial assessments have found damages to paddy cultivation in 820 hectares, vegetable in 700 hectares, sugarcane in 170 hectares, plantain in 55 hectares and Betel leaves in 7 hectares were lost. Apart from this, roads and fishing boats have suffered damages, he said. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    WATCH | Cyclone Nivar leaves TN with some damage, gives heavy rain to Andhra Pradesh

    Cyclone Nivar impact: Rivers, waterfalls in spate in Vellore region, flood warning issued

    Rivers and waterfalls have begun to swell with copious water flowing downstream owing to the heavy downpour triggered by Cyclone Nivar in the Vellore region and Tiruvannamalai. A flood alert has been issued in Vellore, besides alerting government officials of neighbouring Ranipet and Kancheepuram districts. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Workmen Special services in Chennai to resume service from tomorrow.

    Damage in Cuddalore being assessed, funds will be released accordingly: TN CM

    Around 52,000 people stayed in camps that were set up in Cuddalore. 77 electric polls were uprooted that have been cleared, 1500 hectares of farmland have been damaged in the district. We're assessing damage, funds will be released accordingly, said CM Edappadi Palaniswami.

    After cyclone Nivar, Tamil Nadu likely to receive heavy rains again next week: IMD

    Slammed by the severe cyclonic storm Nivar early Thursday, Tamil Nadu is likely to receive another spell of very heavy rainfall as a fresh low pressure area is expected to form in the Bay of Bengal from November 29 onwards, the IMD said.

    India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the low pressure area likely to form on November 29 may bring very heavy rains over Tamil Nadu.

    Prohibitory order in Puducherry lifted

    Rescinding the order imposed under section 144 CrPC, District Magistrate Purva Garg said preliminary assessment of cyclone-related evacuation, rescue and relief work was undertaken by the territorial administration, and there was no loss of life or major damage reported from anywhere in the Union Territory, reported PTI.

    Heavy rains leave several areas marooned in Chennai

    Rescue ops underway in Vellore

    TNFRS personnel use inflatable boats to evacuate stranded residents from inundated Thideer Nagar in Vellore city. (Photo | Express)
    TNFRS personnel use inflatable boats to evacuate stranded residents from inundated Thideer Nagar in Vellore city. (Photo | Express)

    EPS on Cyclone Nivar

    Four rivers in spate in Vellore

    Naganathi- 3,400 cusecs inflow, Koundinya-3,320 cusecs, Agaram-4,000 cusecs, Ponnai- 7,040 cusecs, & Palar Rivers receives 17,820 cusecs. District collector A Shanmuga Sundaram has asked people living in low lying areas to move to safer places. Neighbouring districts of Ranipet and Kancheepuram have been alerted.

    Should there be 500-metre buffer zone on banks of Chennai's Adyar river to prevent flooding?

    Although the PWD came out with a plan to fix the buffer zone upto 500 metres to avoid flooding, sources told The New Indian Express that the CMDA opposed it, stating that a buffer zone upto 500 metres or any other distance would be arbitrary and may not reflect the actual flooding condition on the ground.

    FULL REPORT HERE

    Cyclone leaves Tirupati picturesque

    IMD forecast for Karnataka

    EPS distributes relief material in Cuddalore

    Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami visited a relief camp in Devanampattinam of Cuddalore district to meet people affected by Cyclone Nivar. EPS also distributed relief materials among them, reports ANI.

    Chennai largely escaped waterlogging due to improved infra, says corporation chief

    The city’s naturally flat gradient and the high tide have caused slow natural drainage of water and left staff unable to pump water out at various disposal points, G Prakash said. Areas, where waterlogging has not yet been cleared, included Ram Nagar in Velachery, parts of Madipakkam, Puzhuthivakkam, Pulianthope and KK Nagar.

    CM visits Cuddalore to gauge Cyclone damage

    TN CM Edappadi K Palaniswami inspects the damage to banana crop that fell prey to heavy winds that were followed after Cyclone Nivar made a landfall on Thursday morning. The CM visited the Reddychavady-Keezhkumaramangalm Road in Cuddalore district. Industries Minister MC Sampath, Agriculture Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Cuddalore District Collector Chandra Sekhar Sakamuri accompanied the CM. (Photo | Special Arrangement)
    TN CM Edappadi K Palaniswami inspects the damage to banana crop that fell prey to heavy winds that were followed after Cyclone Nivar made a landfall on Thursday morning. The CM visited the Reddychavady-Keezhkumaramangalm Road in Cuddalore district. Industries Minister MC Sampath, Agriculture Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Cuddalore District Collector Chandra Sekhar Sakamuri accompanied the CM. (Photo | Special Arrangement)

    Shenbagathope dam in Tiruvannamalai opened after copious inflow

    The Shenbagathope dam, located near Polur in Tiruvannamalai district, has been opened for the first time on Thursday to discharge water as it has been receiving copious inflow due to heavy downpours in the catchment areas.

    River Poiny tributary of Palar in TN's Ranipet district

    Cyclone Nivar leaves Vellore battered

    Several areas inundated in Vellore region, residents moved to relief centre

    Cyclone Nivar triggered heavy rains and gusty winds, leading to damage to huts, houses, electric poles and crops in parts of Vellore, Tirupathur and Ranipet districts which have been experiencing rainfall since Wednesday night, officials said. Ponnai in Vellore district recorded 160.4 mm rain from 9 am to 1 am on Thursday, followed by Ammundi-116.4 mm, Vellore city-115.9 mm and Katpadi-85.6 mm.

    FULL REPORT HERE

    Suburban special trains to run from 3 pm to 8 pm in Chennai

    Special suburban trains for workmen, a section of corporation workers and media will be resumed in a phased manner. These trains will operate from 3 pm to 8 pm, says southern railway.

    1,697 irrigation tanks in TN filled to the brim after Cyclone Nivar

    Revenue Minister RB Udhayakumar said the water levels at key waterbodies in the state have gone up due to the heavy rains -- Mettur (99.32 ft), Bhavanisagar (95.41 feet), Poondi (31.14 feet), Chozhavaram (6.34 feet), Puzhal (18.57 feet), Chembarambakkam (21.92 feet) and Veeranam (5.79 feet).

    Rescue ops underway in Tambaram

    Two deaths reported in Villupuram, relief measures in full swing

    K Rajeswari (47) allegedly died when a wall of her house collapsed during heavy rain at Konnur in Villupuram around midnight on Wednesday. Her son K Aditya (22) sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment at Mundiyambakkam GH. D Saravanan (45) allegedly died by electric shock from a broken electric wire that was immersed in rainwater when he stepped out of his house at Kengavaram block in Tindivanam early on Thursday, police said.

    FULL REPORT HERE

    Regional Meteorological Centre forecast for Chennai and its neighbouring areas

  • For the next 24 hours, the sky condition is likely to be overcast.

  • Thunderstorm accompanied by light to moderate rain likely to occur.

  • Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be 27 ºC and 24 ºC respectively.

  • For the next 48 hours, the sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy.

  • Thunderstorm with light to moderate rain is likely to occur.

  • Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be 29 ºC and 24 ºC respectively.

    • Regional Meteorological Centre forecast issued at 1 PM

    The 'severe cyclonic' storm 'Nivar' hovering over north coastal Tamil Nadu has moved in the northwest direction with a wind speed of 13 kmph in the last six hours. At 8.30 AM on November 26, it weakened into a cyclonic storm, about 85 km north-northwest of Puducherry and about 95 km west-southwest of Chennai.

    The cyclonic storm will continue to move northwestwards and weaken further into a deep depression in the next six hours and into a depression in the subsequent six hours, as per the latest forecast predicted by the regional meteorological centre in Chennai.

    Weather forecast for TN and Puducherry for the next five days

    26 November: Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal area; Light rain is likely to occur at isolated places over South Tamilnadu.
    27 November: Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal area.
    28 November: Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal area.
    29 November: Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal area.
    30 November: Thunderstorm with Light to Moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal area and at isolated places over interior Tamil Nadu.

    Heavy rainfall warning:

    26 November: Heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places over Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai and Dharmapuri districts of Tamil Nadu.

    Thunderstorm warning:
    On 26 and 30 November, thunderstorms with lightning likely to occur at isolated places over Tamil Nadu.

    Tambaram - Hyderabad - Tambaram special trains to run as per original schedule

    Tambaram - Hyderabad - Tambaram special trains will run today and tomorrow as per its actual schedule, says Southern Railway. The train will depart Tamabaram at 5.10 pm today. Earlier the railways had announced that this train will be cancelled due to Cyclone Nivar on these days.

    Normal life disrupted in Vellore

    WATCH | Chennai man dies after a tree falls on him

    Thiruvali villagers relax post cyclone

    Fishermen await government nod

    Paddy, other crops under water in 15,000 hectares

  • "Initial estimates say paddy crops in 10,000 hectares, pulses and millets crops in about 1,000 hectares and other crops in 4,000 hectares are underwater. Banana trees in 14 acres have been damages. Further assessment is going on,'' an official said.

  • The Agriculture Department pointed out that unlike the cyclone Gaja which damaged over lakhs of coconut trees, precautionary measures have saved coconut trees significantly from Nivar.

  • The department also exuded confidence that the standing crops could be saved since water is expected to recede within a few days.

    • FULL REPORT HERE

    WATCH | Cyclone Nivar news roundup

    Tamil Nadu damage data (till 10 am)

  • Loss of lives: 3

  • Damaged houses: 83

  • Livestock dead: 26

  • Trees fallen: 380

  • No of relief camps: 3,085

  • No of people given shelter: 2.27 lakh

  • Electric poles fallen: 19 (repaired immediately)

  • Medical camps: 921

  • Mobile Medical teams: 234

  • Persons treated by these camps and teams: 73,491

    • Andhra villages stranded

    Sullurpeta, Atmakur, Venkatagiri, and Kavali revenue divisions of the district are receiving heavy rains with gale winds since Wednesday night.

    (READ MORE)

    Andhra Pradesh updates

    High-velocity gale winds have uprooted several trees in the Nellore, Chittoor and Kadapa districts.

    Power supply was disrupted in several parts of the districts.

    Around 923 families were shifted to shelter homes in Nellore.

    The district administration has organized 53 relief camps.

    As many as 340 families in Satyavedu mandal of Chittoor district were shifted to relief centres.

    OPS visits flood-hit Taramani residents

    (Photo | EPS)
    (Photo | EPS)

    CM visits Cuddalore

    (Photo | EPS)
    (Photo | EPS)

    TNSTC alert

    TNSTC buses will start plying from Tambaram by 12 pm today.

    Heavy rain lashes Tirumala

    River Araniar flood alert

    Chennai Metro service to resume from 12 pm

    Chennai Metro Rail services will start by 12 pm today with an headway of 10 minutes.

    WATCH | Restoration works in progress

    Bus services to resume in seven districts

    The TN state government announced that bus services will resume in the seven districts from 12 PM today in seven districts -Pudukottai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Cuddalore, Villupuram and Chengalpattu.

    WATCH | Villupuram new bus stand flooded

    Following places received most rain (in CM)

  • Tambaram (Chengalpattu): 31

  • Pondicherry: 30

  • Vilupuram: 28

  • Cuddalore: 27

  • DGP Office (Chennai): 26

  • Sholinganallur (Chennai): 22

  • Thamaraipakkam (Tiruvallur): 19

  • Parangipettai (Cuddalore): 18,

  • Pallipattu (Tiruvallur): 17

  • Cholavaram (Tiruvallur): 16

  • Gingee (Villupuram): 15

    • OPS visits affected areas

    Deputy CM O Panneerselvam is now visiting the water-logged areas in Taramani, Periyar Nagar and Bharathi Nagar. He will later visit Velacherry railways station area, Ambedkar Nagar relief camp (near BSNL office) and distribute relief assistance.

    Officials at work in Puducherry

    (Photo | EPS)
    (Photo | EPS)

    Puducherry update

  • Clouds are clearing in certain areas around 10 am as the rains almost stopped.

  • The heavy rains that started on Wednesday evening continued to the wee hours of Thursday. It reduced along with the dawn and was just a pleasant drizzle and gusty winds in the morning hours.

  • Due to heavy rainfall in the night, water stagnated in a few areas.

  • Officials were involved in rescuing stranded people. An elderly woman and a child were successfully rescued by Puducherry Police (Grand Bazaar Station) from Inundated house in Rainbow Nagar 7th Cross street.

  • Puducherry many trees were uprooted in the city. Officials and the government staff are on the job to clear them free of the blocked roads. No loss of life reported due to cyclone Nivar until 10 am.

    • WATCH | Tirupati roads waterlogged

    Pleasant morning in Chennai

  • Gusty winds reported in some coastal areas.

  • Chennai airport's runway reopened after remaining shut for 14 hours as flights resumed operations from 9 am.

    • Villupuram weather update

  • 166.65 mm of average rainfall recorded across the Villupuram between Wednesday 8 am and Thursday 8 am.

  • According to police source trees uprooted in ten spots. They were cleared immediately by the joint action of various departments.

    • Cuddalore updates

  • In Cuddalore, an average rainfall of 119.56 mm recorded between 8 pm on Wednesday and 6.30 am Thursday.

  • Around 5 am, storm signal number 10 was removed from the Cuddalore port.

  • Strong winds and choppy sea at the Cuddalore beach.

  • Sky has cleared up and moderate showers stopped about 9 am in most regions.

  • No major damages or loss of life, confirm officials.

  • Power outages continue across the district.

  • Several trees have fallen in Cuddalore, Panruti and Parangipettai. Police, municipality and locals are engaged in the clearing of the roads.

    • Bus services resume in Kallakurichi's Ulundurpet

    (Photo | EPS)
    (Photo | EPS)

    Chennai streets flooded

    Nivar will fizzle out into low pressure area by Friday morning

    The very severe cyclonic storm Nivas, which made landfall north of Pondicherry near Marakkam belt, would fizzle out into a low pressure by the wee hours of Friday, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
    (READ MORE)

    No loss of life in Puducherry

  • Many trees have been uprooted

  • Forest Department is clearing blocked roads

  • Flooding has been reported in many areas

  • Rains have stopped

    • Chennai airport's runway reopens

  • Flight operations resumed from 9 am, according to a spokesman

  • The runway was reopened after remaining shut for 14 hours

  • The airport was initially shut for 12 hours from 7 pm to 7 am due to Cyclone Nivar. However, officials extended the shutdown to further two hours.

  • The decision has been taken after assessing the prevailing climatic conditions and taking passenger safety as the top priority.

    • FULL REPORT HERE

    WATCH | Chennai beach road submerged

    Airport closure extended

    WATCH | Cyclone Nivar causes damage across Chennai

    Heavy rains lash Chittoor, Nellore

    High-velocity gale winds have uprooted several trees in the Nellore district and power supply was disrupted in several parts of the districts. Around 923 families were shifted to shelter homes as of now in the region. The district administration has organized 53 relief camps in government schools and other such buildings.
    (READ MORE)

    More rainfall in Puducherry

    Around 9,000 evacuated in Vellore region, Tiruvannamalai

    Tiruvannamalai accounted for the highest number of evacuations-4,870 persons belonging to 1,542 families. Of them, 1,218 are children and 621 women. They have been accommodated at 171 temporary shelters.
    (READ MORE)

    Nivar rains lash south Andhra

    One person died in Nellore after coming in contact with a snapped live wire from an electric pole that was uprooted due to heavy winds.
    (READ MORE)

    Nivar to weaken further

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    Cuddalore, Villupuram sanitary workers work sans gloves, coats

    Nearly 500 sanitary workers, including 50 from Tiruchy district, were forced to work amid incessant rainfall without even basic equipment such as raincoats and gloves. However, workers had and wore their face masks. The situation was similar in Villupuram, the only difference being that workers there did not have masks.
    (READ MORE)

    Prediction and reality

    Nivar spares Chennai to drench rest of North TN

    Chennai along with the delta region, which was badly hit by Cyclone Gaja in 2018, have been spared as they are not falling in the direct path of the cyclone, although Nivar initially threatened to have an adverse impact.
    (READ MORE)

    Chennai receives 89 mm rainfall

    Stalin visits affected areas

    MK president MK Stalin on Wednesday visited various areas in the city which belong to Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar, Kolaththur, Villivakkam assembly constituencies and he offered food materials and other essentials to the people of the areas who suffered due to rain water and living in low lying areas.

    Chennai loses 80 trees

  • The 12 SDRF teams with rubber boats, ropes, tubes, torch lights, and other equipment, assisted the police in clearing water stagnation and unblocking sewages.

  • Over 38 trees were cleared by the police with machine saw, and over 40 trees were removed by TNFRS.

  • The police had set up temporary control rooms at 12 police districts in the city, from where calls were diverted to respective response teams.

  • Places where the trees fell included Vadapalani, Virugambakkam, Kodambakkam, Ashok Nagar, Pervallur, Egmore, Abhiramapuram, Elephant Gate, Kodungaiyur among many others.

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