New Delhi, Nov 25: Over one lakh people have been evacuated from the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in order to “tide over the worst challenge” put up by Cyclone Nivar that is expected to make a landfall in the early hours of Thursday, the NDRF chief said on Wednesday.
The National Disaster Response Force has earmarked a total of 50 teams — with 30 being deployed on the ground in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh — in view of the cyclone moving ahead from the Bay of Bengal towards the coastal areas. Twenty teams have been kept on standby at Vijaywada, Cuttack (Odisha) and Thrissur (Kerala).
S N Pradhan, the director general of the federal disaster response force, said all preparations have been done to “tide over the worst challenge that is put up by the cyclone”. He said there is coordination between the state and central authorities which are monitoring the cyclone. The landfall is expected to take place between Mamallapuram and Karaikal. (IANS)
