Cyclone Nivar Update: Cyclone Leaves Trail Of Destruction, HM Shah Assures Help To Tamil Nadu | 5 Points

Home Minister Amit Shah has assured help to Tamil Nadu as the state tries to get back on track. A yellow alert has been issued in Bengaluru.

Heavy rains triggered by the storm caused flooding in some streets of the city of Chennai. Television networks showed fallen trees in Chennai and people walking in knee-deep water in some streets. No casualties were immediately reported. Chennai's city corporation said on Twitter it was working to clear the roads. In picture, Puducherry CM taking stock of the Cyclone aftermath. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: Cyclone Nivar has left a trail of devastation such as uprooting of trees and power lines and also led to the death of four people. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) the cyclone has weakened from a deep depression to a depression over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh & neighbourhood. According to IMD, it is to weaken into a depression during the next six hours.

Deep Depression weakened into a Depression over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh & neighbourhood. It is very likely to move nearly northwards and weaken into a Low Pressure Area during next 12 hours. pic.twitter.com/vaSylbsWN6

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 26, 2020

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• Four deaths, trees uprooted: The cyclone had made landfall 30 kms north of Puducherry on Thursday night causing heavy rainfall and strong winds with an estimated speed of 120-130 kmph going up to 145 kmph. The cyclone took the lives of four people, three from Tamil Nadu and one from Andhra. Around 1,086 trees were uprooted in Tamil Nadu and almost all of them have been removed.
• Low-lying areas flooded:  Following heavy rains on Thursday as severe cyclonic storm Nivar made landfall near Puducherry several areas were flooded. Several neighbourhoods in Chennai, including those in suburban Irumbuliyur, Mudichur and Urapakkam witnessed flooding and water entered the houses of many residents. Chief Minister K Palaniswami has said that about 2.30 lakh people have been accommodated in relief camps.
• Home Minister assures help: Amit Shah has assured all help to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. He has also tweeted ab0ut it.

 

We are closely monitoring the situation in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the wake of Cyclone Nivar. Have spoken to CM Shri @EPSTamilNadu and CM Shri @VNarayanasami and assured all possible help from the centre. NDRF teams already on ground to help people in need.

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 26, 2020

• Yellow alert in Bengaluru: On Thursday a yellow alert was issued in Bengaluru and surrounding districts of Karnataka on November 26 and 27. According to media reports, the temperature also dipped in the city due to Nivar.
• Transportation resumes Airport operations, Metrorail and bus transport resumed on Thursday. State-run bus transportation services, suspended in Villupuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts from November 24, also began from Thursday.

The storm crossed the coast near Puducherry early Thursday, battering the union territory and neighboring Tamil Nadu before, moving northwards and weakening into a deep depression which lay over South Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, about 30 Km west southwest of Tirupati, the Met office said. Cyclone Nivar is the second cyclone after Amphan, which was formed over the Bay of Bengal and hit the Indian coastal states. Nivar made its landfall between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast on Wednesday midnight.