As Cyclone Mandous over the southwest and adjacent southeast Bay of Bengal intensified, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a heavy rainfall alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh coasts. Taking to Twitter, the climate forecasting corporation stated, “Deep Depression over Southwest and adjacent Southeast Bay of Bengal intensified right into a Cyclonic Storm “Mandous” suggested as “Man-Dous” (Cyclone Alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh coasts): Yellow Message.”
The climate office, in its each day bulletin, had in advance stated that it’s miles very probably to transport west-northwestwards and accentuate regularly right into a Cyclonic Storm across the 07th December nighttime and attain the Southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & adjacent south Andhra Pradesh coasts through 08th December morning.
“It will preserve to transport west-northwestwards and move north Tamilnadu, Puducherry, and adjacent south Andhra Pradesh coast among Puducherry and Sriharikota with a most sustained wind velocity of 65.seventy five kmph gusting to in kmph round early hours of December 10,” the IMD had stated.
According to the climate forecasting corporation, numerous states are probably to witness very heavy rainfall for the following couple of days beneathneath the have an impact on of cyclonic typhoon Mandous.
The IMD said that mild to slight rainfall at maximum locations with heavy to very heavy falls at remoted locations very probably over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal and remoted heavy rainfall over adjacent regions of south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema, today, Thursday.
The rainfall sports are probably to lessen thereafter. However, a few regions in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh will probably witness heavy rains on December 10. Squally winds are anticipated for Tamilnadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh until December 10, as according to ANI reports.
IMD rainfall alert: What are the precautions taken through authorities?
- Fishermen are suggested now no longer to undertaking into the Southeast Bay of Bengal at some point of those days, alongside and rancid the Sri Lanka coast.
- Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangaswamy has additionally held a evaluation assembly of the Puducherry Disaster Management Authority, in view of the heavy rainfall alert. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) group is likewise on alert and equipped to address any situation, consistent with ANI reports.
- Sandeep Kumar, Commander, and Sub-Inspector, four battalions, NDRF Arakkonam stated, “Our group is prepared with all forms of equipment. Our group participants are educated of their regions. Whenever we get a name for help, we will right now rush to the spot.”
- The Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor District Collector Y Harinarayanan has ordered the district and Mandal stage officers of all departments to be vigilant and make develop preparations for comfort operations withinside the wake of Cyclone Mandus for 4 days from December eight to 11.
- A evaluation became additionally performed on Wednesday at the develop preparations for comfort measures to be taken withinside the wake of Cyclone Mandus via a video convention from the district secretariat.
- Chittoor District Collector stated that as part of figuring out the rehabilitation facilities first and arranging minimal centers for them, they need to make to be had folks that take noon food in colleges and make vital commodities to be had for meal preparations.