Live Chennai: Cyclone Nivar : LIVE Updates ,LIVE Updates : Cyclone Nivar

Posted on: 25/Nov/2020 8:58:52 AM

26 Nov - 06.53 am :
Cyclone Nivar crossed Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast between 11.30pm and 2.30am as a very severe cyclonic storm with an estimated wind speed of 120kmph to 130kmph.

25 Nov - 09.14 pm

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25 Nov - 08.44 pm

Nivar Cyclone about 95 km east-southeast of cuddalore and 100 km east-southeast of Puduchery. Landfall will be around puducherry during midnight. Cuddalore experiencing heavy rain last 2 hours with heavy wind
25 Nov - 08.34 pm

Joint CSIR UGC NET exam scheduled to be held on Thursday postponed in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry due to Cyclone Nivar
25 Nov - 06.34 pm

Cyclone Nivar has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is moving at an increased speed of 16kmph. It is likely to make a landfall between Karaikal and Mamallapuram starting from Wednesday night to early hours of Thursday.
25 Nov - 06.14 pm :

Flight operations at Chennai airport to remain suspended from 7pm today
25 Nov - 05.34 pm :

Flight operations will be suspended from 7pm to 7am at Chennai airport as a precaution because of Cyclone Nivar

25 Nov - 05.22 pm :
Cyclone Nivar is now at about 90 km east-southeast of Cuddalore, about 150 km east southeast of Puducherry and 220 km south southeast of Chennai

25 Nov - 05.20 pm :
Cyclone Nivar has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. The storm, which was moving at 11kmph is now at 16kmph speed. From southwest Bay of Bengal, the storm has moved west northwestwards with a speed of 16 kmph during past six hours

25 Nov - 05.08 pm :
Southern Railways announces train diversions in view Cyclone Nivar

25 Nov - 04.53 pm :
Tamil Nadu govt issues an order declaring public holiday tomorrow in 16 districts. The districts are Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Chengalpet, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Kallakurichi, Tirupattur, Vellore and Ranipet

25 Nov - 04.33 pm :
At 3pm on Wednesday 528 people have been shifted along the Adayar river to 16 relief centres: Greater chennai corporation

25 Nov - 04.27 pm :
NDRF personnel inspect a fishermen area of Devanerikuppam near Mamallapuram.

Tamil Nadu CM declares holiday on Thursday in 13 districts.

25 Nov - 11.31 am :
As the excess water is being let out from the Chembarambakkam Reservoir due to the present heavy downpour and excess inflow, the residents in the low-lyin areas in the areas Kanu Nagar, Soonaippalam, Dhideer Nagar, Amman Nagar, Burma Colony, Jaffarkhanpet, Kotturpuram, Chitra Nagar, and Adyar are strongly advised to move out immediately to the Relief Centres set up nearby!

25 Nov - 11.19 am :
Announcement Warning sign : Greater Chennai Corporation
As a precautionary measure to avoid any dangers during the cyclone, the owners are advised to remove all the hoardings/banners at the earliest before 12 pm today (25.11.2020)

25 Nov - 11.02 am :

As a precautionary measure against the harmful damages likely to be caused by the cyclone Nivar, TANGEDCO is planning to cut off electric power supply in several places in Chennai Metro City.

25 Nov - 9.08 am :

Excess water from Chembarambakkam reservoir to be released from 12 noon. People living in the low lying areas on the banks of Adyar river to be given warning and told to stay alert.
25 Nov - 9.00 am :

Cyclone Nivar is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening and is likely to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph, gusting up to 145 kmph. Authorities in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
25 Nov - 8.59 am :

In this tweet from news agency ANI, visuals of rainfall in Chennai, Tamil Nadu as the �very severe cyclonic storm� approaches. Cyclone Nivar is expected to make a landfall just south of Chennai.

Chennai/Meenambakkam received 120 mm rainfall from 0830 hours yesterday till 0530 hours today, according to the IMD.
25 Nov - 7.51 am :

The Severe Cyclonic Storm NIVAR over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 6 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 0230 hrs IST of 25th November, 2020 over southwest Bay of Bengal. It is very likely to intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the next 12 hours. It is very likely to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram during the night of 25th November as a very severe cyclonic storm with wind speed 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph.