Puducherry, Cuddalore gear up to deal with Cyclone Nivar

The Puducherry and Cuddalore district administrations are gearing up to deal with any eventuality arising out of Cyclone Nivar, which is predicted to make landfall on Wednesday.

Nine groups of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Parangipettai and Karaikal, to perform reduction and rescue operations.

“As per the IMD feedback we received on Tuesday morning, the cyclone is expected to make landfall here by Wednesday afternoon. We are geared up to deal with any eventuality,” Puducherry Minister for Revenue M.O.H.F Shahjahan advised presspersons throughout a briefing on the Chief Secretariat.

The Puducherry authorities has declared Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Puducherry and Karaikal areas until November 26, so that folks is not going to step out of their houses. Classes for colleges shall be suspended until additional discover. Commercial institutions have been requested to shut from Tuesday evening.

State and district-level emergency operation centres and management rooms in Puducherry have been activated to guarantee well timed dissemination of cyclone-related info to most of the people, the police and different authorities departments.

As many as 196 reduction centres have been stored prepared in Puducherry for these evacuated from coastal and low-lying areas, a senior official advised The Puucho.

Sixteen coastal villages in Puducherry have been placed on excessive alert and several other households residing shut to the ocean have been suggested to transfer out. The emergency management room (1070) has been activated.

Advisories have been issued to the Health Department to deploy groups to perform COVID-19 screenings of those that are transferring to the short-term reduction camps.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries M.C. Sampath, alongside with Principal Secretary to T.N. Gagandeep Singh Bedi, on Tuesday held an in depth evaluate assembly in Cuddalore.

The administration has recognized 278 susceptible areas within the district. Of the recognized areas, 38 are “extremely” susceptible and the administration shall be protecting a detailed eye on these locations, the Minister stated. “We have taken measures on a war footing to deal with any emergency situations. Efforts are on to shift people from vulnerable areas,” the Minister stated. The administration has activated 28 cyclone centres, 14 multipurpose shelters and 19 short-term camps to accommodate rain-affected individuals, he stated.

Holiday declared

Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi has declared a vacation for all authorities places of work and academic establishments in Puducherry and Karaikal areas on Wednesday. December 12 (Saturday) shall be a working day. This is just not relevant to officers concerned in COVID duties.