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Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai is one of the six regional meteorological centres (RMCs) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and is responsible for the weather-related activities of the southern Indian peninsula comprising the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands and Puducherry.
Economic loss in Tamil Nadu exceeded ₹11,000 crore (US$1.32 billion). [24] Chennai International Airport closed its operations on December 4 due to flooding in the apron and runways, with flights being diverted or cancelled and operations resuming the next day. [25] Schools and offices were closed due to heavy rains and flooding. [26]
Since the state is entirely dependent on rains for recharging its water resources, monsoon failures lead to acute water scarcity and severe droughts. Tamil Nadu is classified into seven agro-climatic zones: north-east, north-west, west, southern, high rainfall, high altitude hilly, and Cauvery Delta (the most fertile agricultural zone).
Cyclone Dana live: Schools closed and train cancelled. Thursday 24 October 2024 09:23, Stuti Mishra. Authorities in India's eastern states have closed schools, cancelled more than 200 trains ...
In addition, due to the continuing rain, Chennai has been placed on red alert. Reservoirs continued to pour water, and the Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Minister announced that 538 huts and four houses had been damaged. School activities have also been canceled by the state administration until 9 November. [20] [2]
In Ooty, heavy rains caused a house to collapse, killing a 45-year-old man. [29] Additionally, four people were killed in Pondicherry and another in Vellore. [30] Flooding inundated around 800 acres of farmland in Nagapattinam. [22] The remnant of the cyclone brought torrential rainfall in various districts of Tamil Nadu and left
Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangham ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) [239] Alappuzha district panchayat ₹ 2.5 crore (US$290,000) [240] Kuwait Aluva Pravasi Association ₹ 1.11 lakh (US$1,300) [241] Kerala Bank ₹ 50 lakh (US$58,000) [178] Sahara ₹ 2 crore (US$230,000) [242] Ayurveda Medical Association of India ₹ 10 lakh (US$12,000) [243] Dr Moopen's ...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced an initial allocation of ₹ 5 billion (US$58 million) for relief and rehousing, with ₹ 400,000 (US$4,600) for each family who had lost relatives in the floods. 12 cyclone shelters were built in Nagapattinam district, while 11 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were dispatched ...