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Cyclone Nivar LIVE: Heavy rains lash parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, 24 flights cancelled from Chennai
25-November-2020

Cyclone Nivar, which is expected to intensify into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and make landfall Wednesday. Severe cyclonic storm Nivar will cross the Bay of Bengal coast between Chennai and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram, triggering heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in some parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Nivar will bring extremely heavy rainfall and winds between 120 and 130 km per hour, with gusts of up to 145 km per hour, the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai said.

It is very likely to move west-northwestwards for the next six hours and then northwestwards. It is very likely to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram during November 25 late evening as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph", IMD said.

Several flights have been cancelled due to Cyclone Nivar. "Forty-nine flights that were scheduled for tomorrow have been cancelled. We will monitor the situation and decide on the further course of action for November 26," said IndiGo.

Tamil Nadu has declared a public holiday while Puducherry has imposed Section 144 for three days. Nearly 1,200 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescue personnel have been deployed in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry and 800 others are on standby.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted and assured all possible support from the Centre.

"Spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Shri Edappadi K Palaniswami and Puducherry Chief Minister Shri V Narayanasamy regarding the situation in the wake of Cyclone Nivar. Assured all possible support from the Centre. I pray for the safety and well-being of those living in the affected areas," the Prime Minister tweeted in English and Tamil.

Tamil Nadu: Water logging in some parts of the city of Chennai, due to heavy rainfall ahead of #CycloneNivar's landfall pic.twitter.com/BuB6WSFoF5

— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2020

Appealing to the people of Puducherry to stay indoors and move to safer places to brace the impending cyclone today. @BhallaAjay26 @AmitShah pic.twitter.com/nVDraWf1Zp

— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) November 25, 2020

Tamil Nadu: Rain lashes Chennai as #CycloneNivar is expected to make landfall between Karaikal and Mamallapuram later today

Chennai/Meenambakkam received 120 mm rainfall from 0830 hours yesterday till 0530 hours today, as per India Meteorological Department pic.twitter.com/04PVft591E

— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2020

#WATCH Sea rough in Puducherry as severe cyclonic storm #NIVAR to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram tonight pic.twitter.com/d6Wpkj6zwe

— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2020

Tamil Nadu: Heavy rain lashes Kanchipuram as #CycloneNivar is expected to make landfall between Karaikal and Mamallapuram later today pic.twitter.com/3sNbhU3ri3

— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2020