Nivar cyclone hit Puducherry coast at 2:30 am, intensity gradually weakens

Nivar cyclone crossed coast near Puducherry during 11:30 pm of 25th Nov to 2:30 am of 26th Nov. It then weakened & lay as a severe cyclonic storm at 2:30 am of Nov 26. Winds in NE sector from Puducherry will gradually decrease to 65-75 kmph.

The severe cyclone would move northwestwards and weaken further into a cyclonic storm during next 3 hours: India Meteorological Department