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TAMIL NADU BRACES FOR CYCLONE NIVAR

•  The Bay of Bengal will see its second Severe Cyclone of the year, after Super Cyclone Amphan formed in May.
•  It is likely to hit Tamil Nadu coast by midweek.
•  The next three days shall see extremely heavy rain, strong winds along with highly rough sea conditions.

WHY ARE TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY ON ‘RED’ ALERT?

• As of 5.30 am Tuesday, the cyclone was located 410 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 450 km southeast of Chennai. Once intensified, it would acquire its name ‘Nivar’, proposed by Iran.

WHEN WILL THE CYCLONE DEVELOP, WHAT WOULD BE ITS INTENSITY?

•  The depression will intensify into a cyclone sometime on Tuesday. At this stage, the wind speed will range between 70 to 80 km/hr gusting to 90km/hr.
•  The cyclone will further gain strength into a Severe Cyclone category (90 to 100 km/hr gusting to 110 km/hr) by Wednesday.

• “It is expected to hit Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday afternoon. The projected track indicates its landwards crossing between Karaikal and Mamallapuram near Puducherry as a severe cyclonic storm (100 to 110 km/ hr gusting to 120 km/hr),” said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general, IMD.

WHAT ADVERSE WEATHER CAN THIS CYCLONE CAUSE FOR THE EAST COAST?

• With extremely heavy rain — of the order of 20cm or more, forecast on Wednesday, the IMD has placed Tamil Nadu under ‘red’ (take action) alert.
• Northern districts, here, could experience rainfall more than 24 cm on the day. Such strong winds are expected for at least 12 hours on Wednesday.
• Heavy rain (64 to 115mm) is also forecast over Rayalaseema, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and south interior Karnataka during November 24-26.
•  Southern Chhattisgarh and Odisha, too, will come under the influence of the cyclone with some rainfall activity likely on November 26 and 27.

OTHER THAN RAINFALL…

• At the time of the cyclone crossing over to the land, storm surge with tidal waves up to one metre in height above the astronomical tide, is expected. This could lead to inundation of low-lying areas.
• On Wednesday, the sea condition would be high to very highly unfavourable, triggering sea waves up to 10 metres high.
• “It is very dangerous for fishermen, sailing ships and also sea ports,” said Mohapatra.

 WHAT DAMAGE IS EXPECTED IN TAMIL NADU?

•  The IMD has suggested complete suspension of fishing activity in the west-southwest regions of the Bay of Bengal till November 25. Fishermen have been advised to not venture into the sea during the next three days.
• Temporary houses and huts could suffer damage. Power and communication lines, trees could be uprooted. Standing crops could be hit due to the saline water carried landwards by the cyclone.

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