Heavy rain warning for Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as cyclone approaches

Credent Tv: For the next few days, several states that are affected by it are likely to experience extremely heavy rains.

Puducherry: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday morning issued a warning for the beaches of north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh as the deep depression over the southwest and adjacent southeast Bay of Bengal strengthened into a cyclonic storm Mandous.

IMD tweeted at 3:12 a.m. on Thursday, “Deep Depression over Southwest and surrounding Southeast Bay of Bengal strengthened into a Cyclonic Storm “Mandous,” pronounced “Man-Dous” (Cyclone Alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts): Yellow Message.

The deep depression over the southwest and adjacent south-east Bay of Bengal is very likely to move west-northwestward, intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm, and reach the southwest Bay of Bengal, north Tamil Nadu Puducherry, and adjacent South Andhra Pradesh coast by Thursday morning, according to an earlier forecast from the International Meteorological Department.

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Due to cyclonic development over the Bay of Bengal, rainfall has been projected by the weather forecasting organisation.

The clearly defined low-pressure area from yesterday intensified into a depression over the same area. The weather service reported that it today significantly strengthened into a deep depression over the Southeast and adjacent Southwest Bay of Bengal.

IMD stated in its daily bulletin that it is very likely to move west-northwestward, gradually intensify into a cyclonic storm around 07 December evening, and reach the Southwest Bay of Bengal off the coasts of north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjacent south Andhra Pradesh by 08 December morning.

With a maximum sustained wind speed of 65.75 kmph gusting to in kmph around the early hours of December 10, the IMD had predicted that the storm would continue to move west-northwestward and cross north Tamilnadu, Puducherry, and the adjacent south Andhra Pradesh coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota.

For the next few days, numerous states that are affected by it are anticipated to see extremely heavy rains.

According to IMD, Thursday will witness scattered heavy rainfall across neighbouring parts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema as well as light to moderate rainfall in the majority of places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal.

In its bulletin, the IMD predicted that on December 9, there would be “light to moderate rainfall at most locations with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few locations and extremely heavy rainfalls at isolated locations very likely over north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Coastal Andhra and isolated very heavy rainfall likely over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining Rayalaseema.”

After then, it’s expected that the rainfall will lessen. On December 10, however, very heavy rains are anticipated to fall in various districts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh.

Up till December 10, squally winds are expected across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh.

By the afternoon of December 10 it is predicted to gradually slow down to 50 to 60 kph with gusts to 70 kph, and then to

It is advised that fishermen stay away from the coasts of Sri Lanka and the Southeast Bay of Bengal at these times.

In the meantime, in light of the warning for heavy rain brought on by cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal, Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangaswamy today convened a review meeting of the Puducherry Disaster Management Authority.

The staff of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is on high alert and prepared to handle any situation.

“Our crew is prepared with a variety of tools. Each member of our staff has received specialised training. Whenever we receive a call for assistance, we will head there right away, “Regarding the preparations for cyclone Mandous, Sandeep Kumar, Commander and Sub-Inspector, 4 battalions, NDRF Arakkonam, was quoted.

The Chittoor District Collector of Andhra Pradesh, Y Harinarayanan, has directed the district and Mandal level officials of all departments to be cautious and prepare ahead of time for relief efforts following Cyclone Mandous for four days, from December 8 to 11.

Through a video conference from the district secretariat, a review of the preliminary plans for the relief efforts to be undertaken in the wake of Cyclone Mandous was carried out on Wednesday.

The authorities and workers of all departments should be on high alert for four days from the 8th to the 11th of this month as part of the district administration’s early preparations for the Mandous cyclone. Specifically, the Tahsildars should collaborate with secretariat staff and representatives from all departments to

The Tahsildars should primarily work in tandem with the representatives of all departments and the secretariat staff to take action to prevent any loss of life by routinely monitoring the rate of water flow at brooks, bends, and ponds, as well as relocating residents of low-lying areas to rehabilitation centres and making the barest of accommodations for them, the tahsildar said.

According to the Chittoor District Collector, in addition to first identifying the rehabilitation centres and setting up the bare minimum of facilities for them, they also want to accommodate students who eat lunch at school and provide basic supplies for meal preparation.

“As part of the advance preparations, the concerned officials have been instructed to prepare sandbags with the cooperation of the village heads and public representatives in the event that the flow of water at the rivulets’ bends reaches a dangerous level or in the event that the embankments of the pond are compromised. Officials from the fire department want to make all necessary preparations for disaster management “Added he.