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What is Cyclone Nivar, logic behind the name and things you need to know

Extremely heavy rains and strong winds are expected in the next three days in Tamil Nadu and Poducherry

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Fishermen shift their boats for safety following Cyclone Nivar alert, in Mamallapuram

BS Web Team New Delhi
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are on high alert with Cyclone Nivar expected to make landfall on November 25 afternoon between Karaikal and Mamallapuram. While rains are expected in southern Andhra Pradesh, a deep depression is brewing over the Bay of Bengal and is most likely to turn into a severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday and cross the coast on Wednesday, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is currently 440 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 470 km southeast of Chennai, according to the latest IMD bulletin. The cyclone is very likely to

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