The cyclonic storm Burevi will cross Tamil Nadu coast amongst Pamban and Kanniyakumari in the course of the evening of December 3 and early morning of December 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Thursday in its bulletin for Cyclone. The MeT division has predicted that the wind speed will be 70-80 km per hour gusting to 90 km per hour. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister EK Palaniswami and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and assured all feasible help.
Tamil Nadu is gearing up for Cyclone Burevi barely days following extreme cyclonic storm Nivar hit the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry amongst 11.30 pm on November 25 and 2.30 am on November 26.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also spoke to Tamil Nadu and Kerala Chief Ministers. He conveyed “Modi government is committed for all possible support to help people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Several teams of NDRF are already deployed in both the States.” So far, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed a total of 26 teams. A total of 17 teams are in Tamil Nadu, one particular in Puducherry, and eight are in Kerala.
Damage is anticipated more than south Tamil Nadu districts of Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Ramanathapuram and south Kerala districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, and Alappuzha.
On December 3, the IMD has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at a couple of locations with isolated particularly heavy falls extremely most likely more than south Tamilnadu districts like Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, Tenkasi and Sivagangai districts. In Kerala, heavy rains will happen in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha. On December 4, heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations is most likely to happen more than Puducherry, Mahe and Karaikal in northern components of Tamil Nadu. Heavy rainfall is predicted at isolated locations more than south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep on December 3 and 4.
Total suspension of fishing operation has been advised from December 3 to December 5, according to the IMD-Chennai. High waves are anticipated along the coast of Northern Tamil Nadu from Point Calimer to Pulicat, along the coast of Southern Tamil Nadu from Kolachal to Dhanushkodi, and along the coast of south Andhra Pradesh from Machilipatnam to Dugarajapatnam.
Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 km per hour gusting to 75 km per hour is extremely most likely more than Gulf of Mannar, Comorin Area and along and off south Tamilnadu coast Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts, south Kerala coast and west Sri Lanka coast. It will progressively raise becoming 70-80 km per hour gusting to 90 km per hour from December 3 forenoon for subsequent 24 hours and lower thereafter.