Nivar

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  IIT Madras Researchers Collect Real-Time Data During Cyclone Nivar To Prevent Future Floods

  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers and students undertook data collection exercise amidst the heavy rains and intense winds during Cyclone Nivar that could play a crucial role to prevent future floods in Chennai.

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  Trucks Arrive To Help 5,000 People Stranded Near Chennai IT Corridor

  Around 5,000 locals are stranded near Chennai's IT Corridor for the last two weeks as a three-kilometre stretch remains flooded after two cyclones - Cyclone Buveri and Cyclone Nivar - left a trail of damage in Tamil Nadu. A few communities have now hired trucks to help these people in Thalambur and Semmancheri.

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  Cyclone Nivar: Chennai Neighbourhoods Relive A Nightmare, Chief Minister Palaniswami Intervenes

  Three days after Cyclone Nivar made landfall 150 kilometres away and the rains stopped, hundreds of families still wade through knee deep waters at Varadarajapuram outside the Tamil Nadu capital, an area struggling with the overflowing Chembarambakkam lake nearby.

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  Four Killed Due To Cyclone Nivar In Tamil Nadu; Centre, State Announce Relief

  The Centre on Friday pledged all support to cyclone Nivar-affected Tamil Nadu with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister K Palniswami announcing relief to the families of those killed.

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  Tentative Loss Of Rs 400 Crore Due To Cyclone Nivar: Puducherry Chief Minister

  The estimated loss to agriculture and other sectors due to cyclone Nivar has been tentatively put at Rs 400 crore and a full assessment is being made, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said today after visiting localities affected by the cyclonic storm when it made landfall in the early hours.

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  After Cyclone Nivar, Heavy Rains In Tamil Nadu Next Week: Weather Department

  After severe cyclonic storm Nivar early Thursday, Tamil Nadu is likely to receive another spell of heavy rainfall as a fresh low pressure area is expected to form in the Bay of Bengal from November 29 onwards, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

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  1 Dead, Thousands Evacuated As Cyclone Nivar Brings Heavy Rain In Andhra

  Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy to extremely heavy rainfall ranging from 6 cm to 30 cm battered at least half of Andhra Pradesh under the influence of cyclone Nivar, leaving one dead.

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  3 Tamil Nadu Deaths, Chennai Waterlogged by Cyclone Nivar: 10 Points

  Three people were killed in Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Nirav made landfall overnight near the costal town of Marakkanam, 30 km north of Puducherry. Hours after the landfall, the tropical storm has weakened from a "very severe cyclonic storm" to a "severe cyclonic storm". More than two lakh people were evacuated to safety in the two coastal states that h...

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  Cyclone Nivar LIVE Updates: Cyclone Nivar To Hit Karnataka, Weather Office Issues Yellow Alert

  Cyclone Nivar hurtled into the Puducherry coast late on Wednesday night, uprooting trees and packing strong winds and rains as tens of thousands of people took refuge in shelters.

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  Cars Parked On Chennai Flyover Ahead Of Cyclone To Avoid 2015 Repeat

  As the very severe cyclonic storm Nivar inched closer to the coast, residents of one of the worst hit areas during the 2015 deluge in Chennai found a flyover the safer place to park their cars to avert their vehicles from getting submerged.

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  Doctor, 30, Dies Of Covid; Cyclone Blocked Chennai Lung Transplant Hope

  A young doctor died due to COVID-19 on Wednesday after battling the virus for almost a month in Madhya Pradesh. The virus severely affected Dr Shubham Upadhyay's lungs and a transplant was the only way to save him. However, he couldn't be airlifted to Chennai for the procedure due to cyclone Nivar, which is expected to hit the southeast coast by mi...

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  Cyclone Nivar Makes Landfall; Heavy Rain In Chennai, Puducherry: 10 Facts

  Cyclone Nivar made a late-night landfall near Puducherry. The tropical storm has weakened from a "very severe cyclonic storm" to a "severe cyclonic storm" with a wind speed of 100-110 km per hour, gusting up to 120 km per hour, the weather office said in a statement. The coastal states have been bracing for the cyclone - the fifth-strongest categor...

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  Cyclone Nivar: Check Time Limit For Claiming Full Refund On Cancelled Train Tickets

  According to the Southern Railways zone, the time limit for availing refunds has also been extended to six months from the date of the journey.

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  Cyclone Nivar Landfall Likely Near Puducherry At 145 Kmph After Midnight: 10 Points

  Coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are bracing for Cyclone Nivar, which has intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm", expected to intensify further and is barrelling towards the southeast coast. The powerful cyclone is expected to hit the coast, likely near Puducherry, by midnight or early tomorrow, the Met department said. The cyclone could hit t...

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  Cyclone Nivar Live Updates: "Nivar" Crosses Coast Near Puducherry, Weakens Into Severe Cyclonic Storm

  Gusty winds and rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu today leaving several areas inundated and authorities have housed over one lakh people in shelters as severe cyclone "Nivar" hurtled towards the coast. Nivar would intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and it is likely to cross the coast between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry soon, the India Meteoro...