First-responders and volunteers are prepared for deployment.
Chennai:
Rains lashed a number of components of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Division mentioned the despair over Bay of Bengal has shaped right into a deep despair and it’s prone to intensify right into a cyclonic storm on November 27.
Chief Minister M Ok Stalin chaired a high-level assembly right here on the Secretariat to evaluate the precautionary measures and rushed NDRF and State groups to Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagappatinam and Cuddalore districts.
Chennai and close by districts of Chengelpet, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur, the northern coastal metropolis of Cuddalore and Cauvery delta areas, together with Nagapattinam had been among the many locations that acquired rainfall, which was delicate to average in lots of areas and heavy in a number of locations.
Because of the rains, heavy site visitors congestion was witnessed right here in lots of areas together with the arterial OMR Street and site visitors circulate was affected in a number of areas as roads got here underneath sheets of water. Additionally, in Chennai, there was delay within the touchdown of seven flights.
State-run Aavin mentioned it has taken all steps to make sure unhindered milk provide to the folks and introduced that eight of its parlours right here shall be open 24 x 7.
Stalin, by video conferencing, reviewed the motion plan to sort out the scenario. Very heavy rainfall forecast covers the districts of Mayiladuthurai, Villupuram, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Cuddalore. District collectors and IAS officers, tasked with monitoring and coordinating rain-related duties took half within the assembly.
Collectors apprised the chief minister that satisfactory variety of reduction camps and medical groups had been on standby and all different essential preparations had been in place too. Stalin instructed officers that reduction centres should be ‘prepared with all of the facilities’ and folks must be evacuated upfront from low mendacity areas.
An official launch right here mentioned that two NDRF groups have been dispatched to Thanjavur district. For every of the districts of Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagappatinam and Cuddalore, two groups —one from NDRF and the opposite from the State– have been dispatched.
Additionally in such districts, first-responders and volunteers are additionally prepared for deployment. “Already, fishermen have been suggested in opposition to venturing into the ocean and a majority of boats have returned to shore.” As regards fishermen who’ve gone for deep sea fishing, they’ve been knowledgeable to maneuver to the closest harbours.
The state and district degree emergency operation centres are functioning 24 x 7.
Minister for Income and Catastrophe Administration, KKSSR Ramachandran, Chief Secretary N Muruganandam and prime state officers participated within the assembly chaired by the chief minister.
In accordance with the IMD, the despair over Bay of Bengal intensified right into a deep despair and it’s about 770 km south-southeast of Chennai and 570 km south-southeast of Nagapattinam.
In its replace, the IMD mentioned on ‘X’: “It is extremely prone to proceed to maneuver north-northwestwards and intensify additional right into a cyclonic storm on twenty seventh November. Thereafter, it can proceed to maneuver north-northwestwards in direction of Tamil Nadu coast skirting Sri Lanka coast throughout subsequent 2 days.”
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