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Cyclone alert issued for Tamilnadu and Puducherry coasts
Cyclone NIVAR is expected to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram during mid-night of 25th and early hours of 26th November.
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The IMD has issued cyclone warning to the coasts of Tamilnadu and Puducherry. In its official site, the IMD has said: "Cyclone Warning for Tamilnadu and Puducherry coasts, SCS NIVAR to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry during mid-night of 25th and early hours of 26th Nov as VSCS."
Further, "SCS NIVAR over SW Bay of Bengal moved WNWwards with a speed of 11 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of 25th Nov, over SW BOB near latitude 10.7°N and longitude 81.7°E, about 240 km east-southeast of Cuddalore, about 250 km east southeast of Puducherry."
Meanwhile, the State Government has deployed around 15 Indian coast guard teams, ready for disaster relief post the cyclone landfall. The Coast Guard has been stationed ready for deployment at Chennai, Puducherry, Karaikal and Mandapam to face the aftermath of Cyclone "Nivar".
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