Cylone Fengal: Most parts of Tamil Nadu to receive rainfall

With Cyclonic Storm Fengal approaching the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu a senior IMD official said that there was will be fairly widespread moderate rainfall in most of the parts of the stateChennai Regional Meteorological Centre Director S Balachandran told ANI that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal now lies at about 310 km southeast of Nagapattinam and 410 km southeast of Puducherry and southsoutheast of Chennai at about 480 kmIt is likely to move northnorthwestward and likely to cross between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram by the morning of the 30th morning Under the influence of this system rainfall is likely to occur in the next 23 days fairly widespread moderate rainfall in most of the parts of Tamil Nadu he saidAs far as heavy rainfall is concerned next 24 hours onetwo places in Delta districts Chengalpattu and Viluppuram are going to experience it Tomorrow onetwo places in Delta districts and Viluppuram Cuddalore Puducherry and Chengalpattu will receive extremely heavy rainfall he addedThe IMD official also advised the fishermen not to venture into the sea up to November 31Meanwhile the Indian Navy has activated a comprehensive disaster response plan as Cyclone Fengal intensifies in the Bay of BengalThe Eastern Naval Command in coordination with Headquarters Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area HQTNampP has activated a robust disaster response mechanism to mitigate the cyclones potential effectsFocusing on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief HADR and Search and Rescue SAR operations naval authorities are working closely with state and civil administrations to ensure rapid response capabilitiesVehicles are being loaded with essential relief materials including food drinking water and medicines while specialised Flood Relief Teams FRTs are being positioned in vulnerable areasCyclone Fengal which is forecast to intensify within the next 48 hours is expected to bring heavy rainfall strong winds and possible flooding to Tamil Nadus coastal regionsAuthorities have urged residents in lowlying and coastal areas to remain vigilant and adhere to safety advisoriesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever