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Cyclonic storm to hit Tamil Nadu soon Chennai: A cyclonic storm is expected to cross between Chennai and Machilipattnam in Andhra Pradesh in the next 24 hours. To overcome the disaster, all the protective measures, including relief and rescue material and personnel have been put on high alert in the state capital and in the two neighbouring districts of Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur. According to the local weather office here, "The Monday's deep depression over south-west Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm on Tuesday and now remained practically stationary 450-kms east south-east of the city." However, it was likely to move towards the west north-westward and cross between Chennai and Machilipatnam by Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, the office said. The endless rains have disturbed the normal life in the state. Within the next 24 hours, some parts of the state including Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts were likely to have a rain. Two Central teams visited the state. Meanwhile, relief and restoration works are being carried out by government and private organisations and the armed forces round- the-clock on a war footing after the rain, which wrought havoc in the state claiming 280 lives since November one. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who visited rain-ravaged areas in the state had announced another relief package especially for the marooned and those who suffered inundation or temporary displacement. Earlier, Home Minister Shivraj Patil along with Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Union Minister of State for Home, S Raghupathy, had visited the flood affected areas of the state to take stock of the situation. And in-results, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sanctioned an aid of Rs.500-crore to carry out immediate relief operations in flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu state was the worst hit by the heavy rain and storms that paralysed life in southern India, flooding roads, snapping power and phone lines and disrupting flights. |
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