Tag: Cyclone vardah
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Cyclone Vardah damages vessels, other equipment at Chennai ports
Cyclone Vardah that crossed Chennai coast on December 12 has damaged some vessels at L&T Shipyard and Kamarajar Port Ltd, said officials. “There has been some damage to the L&T Shipyard at Kattupalli but it is not very severe. Since the facility was built by L&T (Larsen and Toubro Ltd), it will not take too …
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December 15, 2016 -
Cyclone Vardah, rains claim 18 lives in Tamil Nadu
Cyclone Vardah-related incidents claimed 18 lives in Tamil Nadu on Monday. Following the calamity, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam held a meeting of top officials to ensure return of normalcy in storm-hit regions. “A total of 18 people were killed in rain-related incidents linked to Cyclone Vardah,” a top Tamil Nadu government official monitoring the situation …
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December 13, 2016 -
Cyclone Vardah: Anna University exam 2016 delayed | Know more at www.annauniv.edu
The Tamil Nadu government has ordered educational institutions in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, besides coastal taluks of Villupuram to stay closed due to the severe cyclonic storm ‘Vardah’. Earlier, Anna University had cancelled the exams scheduled on December 5 to 8 owing to the sudden demise of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The exams …
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December 13, 2016 -
Day after Vardah: Chennai feels like a forest
Chennaities woke up to uprooted trees, big broken branches blocking the roads, fallen name boards, hoardings, damaged compound walls and vehicles under fallen trees, power cut and lack of milk supplies on Tuesday, a day after severe cyclone Vardah ripped through the city. People in the residential localities after being awed by the damage caused …
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December 13, 2016 -
Cyclone Vardah affects 1,850 MW power generation in TN
Cyclone Vardah that crossed Chennai coast on Monday has affected power generation at North Chennai Thermal Power Station’s (NCTPS) 600 MW Unit 1, the Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) said on Tuesday. According to POSOCO, two other units of NCTPS (one 600 MW and another 210 MW) went out of operation on Monday. The …
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December 13, 2016 -
Storm-battered Chennai limps back to normalcy, flights resume
A day after Cyclone ‘Vardah’ ripped through Chennai, the city presented a scene of devastation with thousands of uprooted trees, broken billboards and snapped telephone and power cables besides low-lying areas reporting waterlogging. Flight operations resumed on Tuesday morning in the storm-hit city which was limping back to normalcy. The storm, which was the most …
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December 13, 2016 -
Centre assures help to cyclone-hit Tamil Nadu
The Union government on Monday assured the Tamil Nadu government of all central assistance in the wake of the Cylone Vardah that left a trail of destruction in parts of the state. The cyclone hit coastal areas in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts. Following the disaster, Union Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured Tamil Nadu …
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December 12, 2016 -
Centre assures help to cyclone-hit Tamil Nadu
The Union government on Monday assured the Tamil Nadu government of all central assistance in the wake of the Cylone Vardah that left a trail of destruction in parts of the state. The cyclone hit coastal areas in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts. Following the disaster, Union Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured Tamil Nadu …
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December 12, 2016 -
After cyclone, Centre cautions Tamil Nadu against floods
The Union Water Resources Ministry on Monday advised the Tamil Nadu government to maintain strict vigil at lakes in the districts expecting heavy rainfall from cyclonic storm 'Vardah'. In an advisory to the state government, the ministry said: “In view of the expected heavy to very heavy rainfall… in the districts of Chennai, Kanchipuram and …
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December 12, 2016 -
Cyclone Vardah hits Chennai, Nellore; 2 killed
Two people have been killed as strong cyclone hits north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coast, close to Chennai, on Monday afternoon. Over 4,600 people were shifted to relief camps in four districts Chennai, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur and Villupuram as Cyclone Vardah makes a landfall north of Chennai, according to official sources. Chennai has come …
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December 12, 2016