NDRF redeploys teams for rescue operations

The National Disaster Response Force redeployed its teams along the Cuddalore-Villupuram coastline after meteorological alerts gave a clear indication that Cyclone Nivar was most likely to make landfall near Marakkanam. Senior Commandant Rekha Nambiar said at least 13 teams, comprising about 450 personnel trained in rescue operations, were stationed along the coast. Pradhan said as per reports last received, more than 1 lakh people across Tamil Nadu and about 2,000 people in Puducherry were evacuated to safety by the authorities. Out of these, 15 teams have been deployed in the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, including six teams at Cuddalore, three teams at Villupuram, two teams each at Chennai and Chengalpattu and one team each at Mayiladuthrai and Nagapattinam districts.