CUDDALORE / PUDUCHERRY: Tamil Nadu and the Puducherry Government have taken all preventive steps to carry out assistance and rehabilitation activities if there are every possibility caused by bad weather and heavy rainfall under the influence of low pressure above the bengal bay that can form depression.
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The meeting department has predicted that low pressure formed above the Bengal Southeast Bay is likely to increase into depression and can move west-west and cross Nadu Nadu and next to the coast of South Andhra Pradesh between Karaikal and Sriharik City on Thursday.
The weather system will cause very heavy rainfall in several places and very heavy rainfall in remote places on the north coast of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Met Department issued a red warning for coastal and delta districts in Tamil Nadu and Puduchhery and Puduchher and miles and warned that the speed of Wind Squples reached 45-55kmph for 65kmph can win from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday and Thursday.
The department warns fishermen not to explore the sea for fishing.
All lakes and tanks in the Puducherry area almost reached their full capacity while most lakes and tanks in neighboring Tamil Nadu included Cuddalore and Villupuram reached their full capacity.
Cuddalore District Administration has identified 278 locations that are vulnerable to flooding and have formed a village level committee to monitor these locally.
Collectors of Cuddalore District K Balalasubramanam on Wednesday review the readiness of administration to face heavy rain.
Puducherry Purva Garg District collector on Wednesday said all emergency support functionaries and line department officials have been deployed at each station to monitor the situation and expand the assistance needed to people in distress.
For the first time, the government will take advantage of civil defense volunteer services with basic training on disaster management to help district officials in assistance and rehabilitation.
Garg said the Puducherry area had received a total rainfall of 556.6mm since the beginning of the Northeast from October 25.
He said the government had opened 194 aid shelter in the Puducherry area and distributed around 12,500 food packages for need.
Puducherry does not report every victim so far.
The NDRF team from Arakkonam reaches Puducherry to help district officials in rescue operations if possible.
TN, Puducherry Govts Clamp for Heavy Rain
