Deep depression likely to turn into cyclone, red alert in 3 TN distts: IMD
Hindustan TimesA depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression by Tuesday noon bringing heavy rains to Chennai and putting three other districts in Tamil Nadu on red alert. “As per the present situation, it is expected to make a landfall about 150 km to 200 km near the Tamil Nadu coast.” Chief minister MK Stalin held a meeting at the secretariat with minister for revenue and disaster management, KKSSR Ramachandran, chief secretary N Muruganandam and district collectors to review the precautionary measures. Two teams, one from the National Disaster Response Force and the other from the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Response Force were sent to the state’s delta districts of Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur where a red alert was issued, a government statement said. “These districts may receive heavy rainfall of more than 20 cm on Wednesday,” the state said, adding that the government has readied 1,634 relief camps in districts where heavy rains have been forecast.