80% of the electricity connection will be restored by today. Electricity Board has incurred a loss of Rs 1.5 crore due to Nivar Cyclone. said by Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity.
Nivar effect: Met dept puts Bengaluruon Yellow alert for next 2 days
The India Meteorological Department on Thursday issued a yellow alert in Bengaluru and surrounding districts on November 26 and 27. Cyclone Nivar – the second cyclone to form over the Bay of Bengal this year after Super Cyclone Amphan in May – made landfall between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast on Wednesday midnight. (IANS)
Narayanasamy while speaking to reporters later in the evening said Nivar has damaged infrastructural facilities and properties worth Rs 400 crore in Puducherry. He said the government will urge the Union government to provide a financial aid of Rs 400 crore to undertake Nivar relief and rehabilitation measures. He said he would insist the Centre provide Rs 50 crore as interim relief.
Tamil Nadu: Workmen Special services in Chennai that were suspended due to cyclone Nivar to resume its service from tomorrow.Â
Around 52,000 people stayed in camps that were set up in Cuddalore. 77 electric polls were uprooted that have been cleared, 1,500 hectares of farmland have been damaged in the district. We’re assessing damage, funds will be released accordingly: Tamil Nadu CM. (ANI)
Chennai will be the safest city during monsoon in a few years, corporation commissioner says,
Chennai will be the safest city during monsoon, corporation commissioner G Prakash said on Thursday, citing the measures the civic body has taken and the less number of complaints it received during rain caused by cyclone Nivar in comparison with those it got during the 2015 floods.
After cyclone Nivar, TN likely to receive heavy rains again next week
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 director-general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the low-pressure area likely to form on November 29 may bring very heavy rains over Tamil Nadu.