According to … Many parts of the state are experiencing heavy rainfall It seems to have gained speed. The official said helicopters, Dornier aircraft and one P8I aircraft are on standby to undertake reconnaissance, rescue and casualty evacuation. With the Tangedco disconnecting the power supply from 5 pm on Thursday in different areas of the coast, the people spent a sleepless night. Power supply has been disconnected along coastal areas in Nagapattinam. Cyclone Gaja makes landfall in Tamil Nadu, 76,290 people evacuated | 10 points. Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter. The severe cyclonic storm is very likely to move nearly westwards and weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm during the next six hours, the IMD said. As many as eight ICG ships and two Dornier aircraft have been pressed into action since for issuance of advisories and warnings in local languages to fishermen at sea, the release added. It is now crossing between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam and is expected to take two hours to cross. Best from science journals: Is the Red Sea an ocean? 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Cyclone Gaja to make landfall today. However, the examinations scheduled for the University Departments (College of Engineering, Guindy, Alagappa College of Technology, Madras Institute of Technology and School of Architecture and Planning) will be conducted as scheduled. The Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore express (Train No.16852) scheduled to leave Rameswaram on November 15 will be partially cancelled between Rameswaram and Manamadurai. There is a possibility of extremely heavy rainfall, above 20 cm, in one or two places in these districts. Printable version | Apr 29, 2021 12:50:46 AM | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cyclone-gaja-live-updates-tamil-nadu-on-high-alert/article25501983.ece. It will take about an hour to move over land," the … Copyright © HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved. Cyclone Gaja made its landfall … At the time of landfall, wind speed of 80-90 kmph gusting up to 100 kmph and heavy rains were likely along the region, the Met office said. Tropical Cyclone "Gaja," the 6 th named storm of the 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, continues tracking toward a landfall in southeastern India. In Cuddalore district, schools alone have been asked to be closed. It will take about an hour to move over land,” it said. Karaikal - Tiruchchirappalli Passenger (76851) is partially cancelled between Karaikal - Tiruvarur on 16.11.2018. An approach road to the Marina Beach remains shut in Chennai on November 15, 2018, in view of the impending landfall of Cyclone Gaja late in the evening. Cyclone Gaja to intensify into severe cyclonic storm: IMD. The sea has turned rough over the last hour in Vedaranyam. Information on damages can be conveyed over phone: Thanjavur - 04362-230456, Tiruvaiyaru - 260248, Budalur - 04362- 288107, Orthanad - 04372-233225, Kumbakonam - 0435 - 2430227, Tiruvidaimarutdhur - 0435-2460187, Papanasam - 04374-222456, Pattukottai - 04373 -235049, Peravoorani - 04373 - 232456. While a few places in north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry may get heavy rain, several parts of south Tamil Nadu may get heavy to very heavy rainfall of up to 20 cm. The Controller of Examination, Anna University, has announced that examinations scheduled on Thursday (15-11-2018) for the affiliated colleges of the university, Chennai, have been postponed. Gusty winds lash Mandapam near Pamban on Friday around 5:30 hours as cyclone Gaja made landfall near Vedaranyam | Photo Credit: L. Balachander. Cyclone Gaja heading towards coastal Tamil Nadu, expected to make landfall on Nov 15. Elaborate arrangements have been made along the coastal areas of Nagapattinam district to safeguard people. Announcements are being made in Vedaranyam, asking the people to take shelter in cyclone relief centres. Cyclone Gaja is likely to have landfall between Pamban and Cuddalore, says the latest TN SDMA update. Tropical Cyclone Gaja continued to track toward a landfall in southeastern India when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite flew over the Bay of Bengal and provided a visible image of the storm. Officials in Prakasam and Nellore districts were relieved as the severe cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’, spared the south coastal Andhra coast. Cyclone Gaja is expected to make landfall between Pamban and … Cyclone Gaja which lay over the Bay of Bengal is set to make landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban, bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu. The cosatal areas of the state witnessed turbulent winds uprooting electricity poles and trees in Nagapattinam, Vedaranyam and Karaikal. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated on Friday as Cyclone Gaja crossed the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and nearby Vedaranniyam uprooting trees and destroying houses in its path. The cyclonic storm will hit the Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Pamban. A holiday has been declared for educational institutions in Nagapattinam. | Photo Credit: M. Karunakaran. Red Alert: Gaja Upgraded to a 'Severe' Cyclonic Storm, to Hit Tamil Nadu Tonight. The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority said 76,290 people were evacuated from low lying areas and sheltered at over 300 relief centres in six districts including Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram and Tiruvarur. India Today Web Desk New Delhi November 16, 2018 The cyclonic storm 'Gaja' over the Bay of Bengal lay at about 470 km south east from Chennai and is set to make landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban on Thursday evening bringing heavy rainfall to … Visitors at Vailankanni and Nagore beaches have been asked to move away. Current Wind speed - 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.” It has moved 5 km since 3.30 p.m. “TamilNadu Fishermen weather warning for the next 6 hours valid from 1800 hrs IST on 15th Nov'18 Wind Speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph.”. 56829 / 56830) are fully cancelled on November 15. Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | What went wrong with India's vaccine diplomacy? The IMD predicts that Gaja will reduce in strength into a cyclonic storm and make landfall on November 15 somewhere between Nagapattinam and Chennai in North Tamil Nadu. Cyclone Gaja made landfall over Tamil Nadu coast on 16th November 2018 at 1:45 AM, wreaking havoc as it passed the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu. 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Electricity supply was disconnected here and in several other coastal regions in view of the cyclone's landfall. Rains lashed Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, and Thanjavur during the cyclone’s landfall, uprooting trees in several regions. A video on Madurai's first woman doctor who turned 100 years old on April 27, 2021. According to the latest 10.30 p.m. update from IMD, Gaja is 65 km east of Nagapattinam and 60 km northeast of Vedaranniyam. @htTweets pic.twitter.com/ldqyJ6jKeU, Get free access to newsletters, alerts and recommendations. Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Chairman and Managing Director B Chandra Mohan, who is the district monitoring officer, reviewed the disaster management preparedness in Ramanathapuram on Thursday as ‘Gaja’, the cyclonic storm is likely to hit the coast between Cuddalore and Pamban in the evening. As of 5.30 p.m. IST, Gaja lay 150 km east of Nagapattinam. “Further, Merchant vessels transiting at deep seas were requested through International Safety Net by Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre (Chennai) to alert fishermen at deep seas for early return and shelter at nearest ports. 03 other ICG ships were also sailed from Chennai for Mandapam on 15 Nov 18 for augmenting Search and Rescue and post cyclone relief operations. Revenue officials in the coastal mandals kept in readiness the cyclone relief centres and positioned essential commodities in case the situation warranted evacuation of people from coastal hamlets to safe places. Tiruchchirappalli – Tiruppadripuliyur Passenger (76842) is partially cancelled between Neyveli – Tiruppadripuliyur on 15.11.2018. Gaja makes landfall near Vedaranyam at midnight. Following the Meteorological Department’s warning, the Fisheries Department, as part of its precautionary measures, has assisted fishermen in moving about 500 mechanised boats and 1,000 country boats. The Rameswaram – Tirupati express (Train No.16780) scheduled to leave Rameswaram on November 15 will be partially cancelled between Rameswaram and Madurai. At the time of landfall, wind speed of 80-90 kmph gusting up to 100 kmph and heavy rains were likely along the region, the Met office said. Photo: Indian Coast Guard. “The severe cyclonic storm Gaja crossed Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranniyam ... with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting up to 120 kmph…,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest bulletin at 4am. Playing hide and seek, cyclone Gaja intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is likely to make landfall in the early hours of Friday to the south of Nagapattinam. Cyclone gaja Cyclone Gaja likely to cross Tami Nadu coast early hours Friday, says IMD. advertisement. Electricity supply was disconnected in Nagapattinam and several other coastal regions in view of the cyclone’s landfall as a precautionary measure, officials said. Coastal hutment dwellers have been advised to move to safer places. Indian Coast Guard has kept Coast Guard response teams at short notice at Chennai, Mandapam, Karaikal and Puducherry for immediate response.”, Since November 9, 2018, the Indian Coast Guard has initiated a series of large scale preemptive and proactive measures to prevent loss of fishermen’s lives at sea in the wake of alerts on Cyclone Gaja. The severe cyclone had a wind speed of above 90 to 100 kmph and reached up to 110 kmph when the eye of the storm made the landfall. The exams scheduled for November 16, 2018 (morning and evening sessions) will be held on November 22, 2018. Officials continued to maintain a vigil as the weather system is likely to result in heavy rain at isolated places in the two districts for the next two days. 40 - Severe CycloneGaja is lying 260 km SE of Chennai and 180 km NE of nagapattinam and likely to have landfall between Pamban and Cuddalore near Nagapattinam on evening of 15th November with the Wind Speed of 80 - 90 gusting to 100 kmph.” The next IMD bulletin on Cyclone Gaja will be issued at 8.30 p.m. IST. Trains Fully Cancelled on 15.11.2018 (Thursday), Karaikal – Chennai Egmore Express (16176), Velankanni – Chennai Egmore Link Express (16186), Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Express (16180), Thanjavur – Chennai Egmore Uzhavan Express (16866), Tiruchchirappalli – Thanjavur Special Fare Special (06866), Velankanni– Karaikal Passenger (76818), Karaikal – Thanjavur Passenger (76815), Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai – Villupuram Passenger (56877 / 56878), Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai – Villupuram Passenger (56873 / 56874), Trains Partially Cancelled on 15.11.2018 / 16.11.2018 (Thursday / Friday). Cyclone Gaja which formed as a depression near Andaman became a severe cyclone when it made landfall in Tamil Nadu between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam. Severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja' makes landfall in Tamil Nadu. In case of emergency, call: 1077 / 04365 251992. “Anticipating the acute need of relief material and essential items post impact of cyclone in Southern Tamil Nadu areas of Mandapam and Karaikal. As per an update at 5.30 p.m. it was at 150 km east of Nagapattinam, progressing 5 km per hour. As Cyclone Gaja approaches the Tamil Nadu coast, the following measures have been taken: The Indian Navy was on Wednesday put on high alert in view of cyclone Gaja approaching the coast of south Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, officials said. Navy officials said the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) has assumed a high degree of readiness to render necessary humanitarian assistance as the cyclone is poised to cross the coast of the two states on Thursday evening. The cyclonic storm will hit the Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Pamban. Cyclone Gaja has considerably weakened after making landfall on TN coast last night. Cyclone Gaja heading towards coastal Tamil Nadu, expected to make landfall on Nov 15. The fourteenth depression, ninth deep depression, seventh cyclonic storm, and fifth severe cyclonic storm of the 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Phethai developed from an area of low pressure that formed over the Bay of Bengal on December 13. Indian Met Dept says that cyclone Gaja began landfall at 12.00 a.m. with a windspeed of about 90-10 kmph gusting to 110 kmph, reports Sunitha Sekar. Other parts of the State too will receive rain till Saturday. RSMC New Delhi expects Gaja to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm and weaken back to Cyclonic Storm before it makes landfall sometime after 12:00 UTC, November 15 between Chennai and northern tip of Sri Lanka with … Nagercoil recorded a maximum of 3 cm rainfall overnight, while Ayikudi in Tirunelveli recorded 2 cm rainfall. A fallen pole and a damaged motorbike are seen in a road after cyclone Gaja hit Velankanni, in Nagapattinam district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India, November 16, 2018. The latest update on Cyclone Gaja that is looming just outside the south-western coast of peninsular India is that the cyclone might make its landfall … READ | Cyclone Gaja LIVE UPDATES: Tamil Nadu On High Alert As Cyclone Expected To Make Landfall, Heavy Rainfall Predicted "Though the center of the cyclone is over land, the rear sector of eye wall is still over sea. Karaikal – KSR Bengaluru Passenger (56513) is partially cancelled between Karaikal – Mayiladuthurai on 16.11.2018. But, this system will provide the much-needed break from the dry spell over parts of the State,” he said. Tiruppadripuliyur – Tiruchchirappalli Passenger (76841) is partially cancelled between Tiruppadripuliyur - Neyveli on 16.11.2018. 'Gaja' that lay … A cyclone made landfall in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Friday, killing at least 11 people, uprooting trees and knocking down electricity poles after more than 80,000 people were moved out of its path to safety, officials said. All shops and business establishments have been closed in Vedaranyam. Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management appeals to people in huts and low lying areas in Nagapattinam coast to cooperate with administration and shift to Multipurpose Evacuation Shelters/ Cyclone Shelters. Since November 9, 2018, the Indian Coast Guard has initiated a series of large scale preemptive and proactive measures to prevent loss of fishermen’s lives at sea in the wake of alerts on Cyclone Gaja. It has been upgraded as a 'severe cyclonic storm' and is expected to make landfall in the early hours of November 16, as per the update issued at 8.30 p.m. Our correspondent R. Lakshmi reports that IMD expects the storm to take three to four hours to cross, and the landfall is expected around midnight. Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram. However, Deputy Director General of Meteorology S Balachandran told PTI, the cyclone will take another two hours to fully cross the coast. Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority. It added that the weather warning for Tami Nadu fishermen is valid for 11 p.m. on November 16. There is no immediate information on loss of life and magnitude of loss to the infrastructure. KSR Bengaluru – Karaikal Passenger (56514) is partially cancelled between Mayiladuthurai – Karaikal on 15.11.2018. S.Balachandran, Deputy Director General of Meteorology, Chennai, said on Wednesday that parts of seven districts — Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Karaikal, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Ramanathapuram — are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall. Ernakulam – Karaikal – Ernakulam Express (16188 / 16187) is partially cancelled between Karaikal - Nagapattinam on 15.11.2018. Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority tweets: “Severe Cyclonic Storm 'GAJA' Location - 155 km NE of Nagapattinam (as of 4.30 p.m. IST) . 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