Tamil Nadu cyclone: the depression over the Bay of Bengal risks turning into a cyclone
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu’s coast is bracing for heavy rains and high winds after meteorologists warned that the depression over the Bay of Bengal was likely to intensify into a cyclone and cross the coast around 6 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the regional meteorological office, the low is about 740 kilometers south of Chennai at 2:30 a.m. Six teams from the National Disaster Relief Force have been dispatched to Cuddalore and Chidambaram districts in Tamil Nadu.
In a “pre-cyclone watch” for the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, meteorological specialist KS Hosalikar tweeted: “… The low pressure area in the southwest and southeast of the Gulf of Bengal persists … very likely to concentrate in depression … and intensifies to cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours. Crossing very likely between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram on November 25 at noon. ”
Pre-cyclone watch for the TN and Pondicherry coasts
WM The zone of low pressure on SW and adjacent SE BoB persists. Most likely to concentrate in depression during SW BoB nxt 06 hrs and to intensify in Cyclonic Storm within 24 hrs. Very likely crossing between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram on November 25 noon
Img #TIWPpic.twitter.com/PBiLHv3xTX– K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) November 23, 2020
The Met is forecasting extremely heavy rainfall on the Chennai coast, including Tamil Nadu, and a wind speed of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour is expected. Fishermen were advised to stay away from the sea.
Revenue Minister RB Udhayakumar, who also heads the disaster management department, told GalacticGaming: “We have asked people in low-lying areas to move to safe areas. Our surveillance officers are vigilant as rainfall is expected. between 6 and 12 cm in some districts, 12 to 20 cm in others and more than 20 cm in some areas “.
In the ports of Cuddalore, Chennai and Tuticorin, the local warning n ° 3 was hoisted.
For a specific question on the position of Lake Chembarambakkam outside Chennai, which was near full capacity recently, the Minister of State said: “The influx to the lake has decreased, there is no of concern for the moment “. In 2015, unprecedented rains and the release of water from this lake caused flooding in Chennai.
