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New Delhi : The cyclonic storm ‘NIVAR” over southwest Bay of Bengal moved westwards at a speed of 5 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 5.30 pm on November 24, 2020, over southwest Bay of Bengal about 320 km east-southeast of Cuddalore, about 350 km southeast of Puducherry, and 410 km east southeast of Chennai.
It is very likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm in next 6 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 12 hours, according to a PIB release.
Earlier, at a joint Press conference with the DG, NDRF, in New Delhi, Dr M Mohapatra DG, IMD, informed that it is very likely to move west-northwestwards for next 6 hours and then northwestwards. It is very likely to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry on during November 25, 2020, late evening, as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph, he said.
Dr. Mohapatra said that fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/thunderstorm activity is very likely over coastal and north interior Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal between November 24 and November 26 , 2020, and over south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema between November 25 and November 26 and southeast Telangana on November 26, 2020.