Hyderabad: With the cyclonic storm Thane closing in on the Bay of Bengal coast, the state government issued a high alert on Thursday.
The "very severe cyclonic storm", that lay centred over southwest Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning, is expected to move westwards and cross north Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and Chennai on Thursday morning.
The storm is likely to trigger heavy rains of up to 25 cm in Nellore, Prakasam, Chittoor, Guntur, Krishna and other Rayalaseema districts. With wind speeds reaching up to 110 135 kmph, sea waves are likely to reach a height of one metre. The influence of the cyclone would continue for the next 48 hours.
The minister said out of the 72 fishermen who were missing since Wednesday all but eight have been rescued by the Coast Guard and the Navy. Reddy also said extensive search operations have been launched with three Navy helicopters pressed into service.
"The Roads and Buildings, Municipal Administration, Electricity, Medical and Health and Fisheries departments have been put on high alert," Raghuveera Reddy said. He also appealed to devotees who planned to visit Tirupati in the next couple of days to postpone their travel plans in view of the cyclone.
The "very severe cyclonic storm", that lay centred over southwest Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning, is expected to move westwards and cross north Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and Chennai on Thursday morning.
The storm is likely to trigger heavy rains of up to 25 cm in Nellore, Prakasam, Chittoor, Guntur, Krishna and other Rayalaseema districts. With wind speeds reaching up to 110 135 kmph, sea waves are likely to reach a height of one metre. The influence of the cyclone would continue for the next 48 hours.
The minister said out of the 72 fishermen who were missing since Wednesday all but eight have been rescued by the Coast Guard and the Navy. Reddy also said extensive search operations have been launched with three Navy helicopters pressed into service.
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"The Roads and Buildings, Municipal Administration, Electricity, Medical and Health and Fisheries departments have been put on high alert," Raghuveera Reddy said. He also appealed to devotees who planned to visit Tirupati in the next couple of days to postpone their travel plans in view of the cyclone.
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