Nivar spares delta districts

People within the Cauvery delta districts, particularly fishermen, heaved a sigh of reduction on the break of daybreak on Thursday as Cyclone Nivar that made landfall within the intervening night time was not so intense because it was feared. There has been no lack of life thus far, and the harm to the livestock and infrastructure is minimal.

Many spent a sleepless night time as heavy rain and robust winds lashed the area because the cyclone made the landfall.

Many components of the area obtained heavy rain. Sirkazhi and Kollidam recorded greater than 100 mm of rainfall. Most water programs within the northern a part of Nagapattinam district have been full. Paddy fields have been inundated within the low-level areas of Kollidam, Sirkazhi, Vaitheeswaran Koil and Poompuhar. The affect gave the impression to be extra extreme in Poompuhar, the place paddy has been raised on over 200 acres.

Uprooted timber might be discovered at Kottu Gudalure, a village on the borders of Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts. “As power supply was turned off, we had to spend a sleepless night. It was raining all through the night with strong winds. However, we feel a bit relieved because Cyclone Nivar has not wreaked havoc, unlike Gaja in 2018,” stated J. Singaravel, a resident of the village.

Instances of uprooting of timber have been reported at just a few locations alongside the Mayiladuthurai-Kollidam Highway. Workers introduced from Coimbatore, Tiruchi and different districts, members of the State Disaster Response Force and volunteers cleared the timber. Power cables snapped at not less than 5 locations within the district.

Since fishermen had moved their boats away from the shoreline in Karaikal, Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam, their livelihood was not impacted. A fisherman at Poompuhar stated many of the boats have been secure.

Nagappattinam Collector Praveen K. Nair advised The Puucho that the uprooted timber have been cleared instantly. As a precautionary measure, energy provide had been disconnected in just a few areas. Teams of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation had been despatched to the affected areas. Power provide was restored at most locations later within the day. The Collector stated there was no report of lack of life in any a part of the district, and over 45,000 folks had been sheltered in reduction centres.

Waterlogging in paddy fields was reported at just a few locations, Mr. Nair stated, including that Agricultural Department officers have been instructed to survey such tracts.