Cyclonic Storm 'Burevi' is most likely to emerge into the Gulf of Mannar in the morning of December 3, and cross south Tamil Nadu between Kanyakumari and Pamban on the early morning of December 4
Burevi is unlikely to be as intense as Nivar, IMD director general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said
The pressure is likely to concentrate into depression, moving westwards, and reach south Tamil Nadu coast by December 2
Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K Shanmugam said districts with a positivity rate above 3% should scale up testing in a focused manner
Each clinic to have one doctor, one nurse and an assistant.
Cyclone Nivar hit many parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh earlier this week.
Cyclone Live tracker: IMD issued an amber-coloured warning (second most dangerous in the list) for coastal Andhra Pradesh on Friday. Stay tuned for Cyclone Nivar latest updates
The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar, crossed the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast late night and early Thursday morning with an estimated wind speed of 120-130 kmph, said the IMD
Very severe cyclonic storm Nivar has crossed coast near Puducherry and weakened into a severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday
So what are the key features of this cyclone and what could be its impact. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has an assessment
The wall cloud bands in the forward sector are entering into land and the weather system is interacting with the land surface, it said
Cyclone Nivar: Over 100,000 evacuated from TN, Puducherry, says NDRF DG
67,458 persons were tested today, while 1,873 patients were discharged and 16 new deaths were reported
These districts include Chennai, Nagai, Tiruavaur, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Chengalpattu among others
Severe cyclonic storm Nivar is expected to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around midnight or early hours of Thursday as a very severe cyclonic storm
Water level at Chembarambakkam lake, which caused floods in Chennai in 2015, reaches 80 % capacity
The chief of the NDRF said so far 30 teams of the force have been deployed in the three states, while 20 more teams have been kept on standby for immediate deployment
The severe cyclonic storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Chennai when it makes landfall between Mamallapuram and Karaikal Wednesday evening
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry ahead of the impending cyclone that is going to cross into the state and UT by Wednesday
Extremely heavy rains and strong winds are expected in the next three days in Tamil Nadu and Poducherry