Cyclone Nada weakens into depression, mild to moderate rainfall experienced in Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Cyclonic storm Nada on Friday further weakened into a depression as per expectations, with making its land fall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, the MeT Department said. [caption id=“attachment_3135848” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] “A large chunk of the depression has crossed coast early morning. However, over 25 percent of the system is yet to make the land fall which will happen soon,” a MeT official in Chennai said. He said mild to moderate rain coupled with squally winds were being witnessed in parts of Tamil Nadu. Cyclone Nada which weakened into a deep depression on Thursday moved Westnorth-West wards and became a depression about 40 km East south East of Karaikkal (Puducherry Union Territory), the official said. Meanwhile, top government authorities said the situation is being monitored continuously.