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New Delhi: Cyclonic storm Vardah, which was earlier expected to weaken considerably, may not see its intensity going down when it makes landfall near Chennai on Monday. According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department, (IMD), Vardah, which is currently, a very severe cyclonic storm, will weaken, but only to a severe cyclonic storm. [caption id=“attachment_3151872” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  Cyclone Vardah over Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.[/caption] The earlier forecast made by the IMD was that it would weaken into a cyclonic storm, thereby reducing its intensity considerably. At 9.30 am, the cyclone was lay centered around 105 kms east-northeast of Chennai. By the time it makes a landfall, its wind speed is expected to be 100-110 kilometres per hours with winds gusting up to 120 kmph. The wind speed during a very severe cyclonic storm is 120 to 130 kmph. In a severe cyclonic storm the wind speed is somewhere between 110 to 80 kilometres per hour. One of the major reasons for destruction in any cyclone is the wind velocity, apart from heavy to heavy rains and flooding. Rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over south coastal Andhra Pradesh, north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is very likely during 36 hrs. The rainfall intensity will increase gradually becoming heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-19 cm) at a few places and isolated extremely heavy rainfall (20 centimetres) over Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu and Nellore and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh on 12 December, the IMD said. Tidal wave of about one metre height above the astronomical tide is very likely to inundate the low lying areas of Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh during the time of landfall. With inputs from PTI
Cyclone Vardah day after as it happened: Rajnath Singh holds meet to monitor relief work in TN, AP
Cyclonic storm Vardah, which was earlier expected to weaken considerably, may not see its intensity going down when it makes landfall near Chennai on Monday. According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department, (IMD), Vardah
 "Cyclone Vardah day after as it happened: Rajnath Singh holds meet to monitor relief work in TN, AP")
#ElectricityUpdate Electricity is being restored based on transmission &distribution network clearance & not only local damage.Pl cooperate.
— tnsdma (@tnsdma) December 13, 2016
Tamil Nadu industries suffer $1 billion loss due to #VardahCyclone: Assocham pic.twitter.com/JfkJGRVjZ3
— News18 (@CNNnews18) December 13, 2016
Delhi: Rajnath Singh held high level meeting to take stock of situation of relief ops after landfall of cyclone #Vardah in TN&Andhra Pradesh
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
MRTS services continue to remain suspended due TANGEDCO 110 kV supply not available yet at MCPT, ENR & TBM Sub-Stn. Please bear with us.
— DRM Chennai (@DrmChennai) December 13, 2016
Day after Vardah: Chennai feels like a forest
Chennaities woke up to uprooted trees, big broken branches blocking the roads, fallen name boards, hoardings, damaged compound walls and vehicles under fallen trees, power cut and lack of milk supplies on Tuesday, a day after severe cyclone Vardah ripped through the city.
People in the residential localities after being awed by the damage caused by the cyclone started cleaning their compound of fallen trees, leaves and other muck that was blown by the cyclonic winds.
“It is as if we are in the midst of a forest,” quipped A Viswanath, a businessman surveying the fallen trees in his locality.
In a statement issued on Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said over 4,000 trees fell.
According to citizens, the number could be much more if one takes into account the trees inside the residential compounds.
While the authorities have cleared the main roads of fallen trees for traffic, it would take a couple of days for them to clear the trees in the residential areas.
IANS
#Vardah cyclone rain accumulation chart last 24 hours #chennai pic.twitter.com/8gpnHjVnkf
— Chennai Weather-Raja Ramasamy (@chennaiweather) December 13, 2016
Tamil Nadu: Air services resume from Chennai airport #cyclonevardah pic.twitter.com/Rk3xkpDpt1
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
Blue Cross Society asks for help
In a Facebook post, the Blue Cross society in Chennai said that the organisation has been severly affected by cyclone and they need help urgently.
“Please come down to the shelter directly to help and if you can deliver the supplies to No 72 Vellachery Main Road , Guindy or call into 044 22300666 or 9789096602.”
INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt deployed at Bay of Bengal
ANI also reports that air services have resumed at Chennai airport
Tamil Nadu: Air services resume from Chennai airport #cyclonevardah pic.twitter.com/Rk3xkpDpt1
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
#Cyclonevardah:INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt deployed in the Bay of Bengal.@indiannavy pic.twitter.com/4pTCFyn3v3
— NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 (@ndmaindia) December 13, 2016
Roads get cleared
Anna Salai, Kamarajar Salai, Poonamallee High road etc are just some of the roads that have been cleared after Cyclone Vardah made landfall in Chennai, tweeted the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency.
#Roadscleared Anna Salai,Kamarajar Salai,Poonamallee High road,Rajaji Salai, RK Salai, Sardar Patel Road & Lalbahadur Sastri Road- r clear.
— tnsdma (@tnsdma) December 13, 2016
Day after: Chennai limps back to normalcy
Two die in Andhra Pradesh
Two persons were killed overnight in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh due to cyclone Vardah as heavy rains lashed the region, officials said.
Nellore and Prakasam districts of south coastal Andhra and Chittoor, Kadapa and Anantapur districts of Rayalaseema region felt impact of the cyclone which crossed Tamil Nadu coast on Monday.
With input from IANS
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister extends support and sympathies to Vardah victims
Extend sympathies to those affected by #CycloneVardah, appreciate Govt's efforts in rescue ops. Hope everything will b fine: Chhattisgarh CM pic.twitter.com/5zEj3t1CnD
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
Mobile medical camps in Chennai
Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijay Baskar flagged off medical camp vehicles to all zones in Chennai from Omundurar multi-speciality hospital. These vehicles will travel across the city and help people with fever and water-borne disease.
Fighting Cyclone Vardah
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has instructed the revenue, police and state disaster response force & other departmens not to lower their guard against cyclone Vardah.
Chennai limps back to normalcy
A day after Cyclone Vardah ripped through Chennai, the city presented a scene of devastation with thousands of uprooted trees, broken billboards and snapped telephone and power cables besides low-lying areas reporting waterlogging. Flight operations resumed on Tuesday morning in the storm-hit city which was limping back to normalcy.
However, with the rains having abated since morning, people came out on the streets and some of them queued up at roadside tea stalls. Office-goers were seen waiting at bus stops and railway stations with few services being operated.
Southern Railway said skeletal services resumed in the MMC, Sulurpettah/Arakkonam section while that on the busy Tambaram-Chengalpattu route were yet to be operated. Flight operations, which were suspended at the Chennai airport, have resumed. “Flight operations have resumed at Chennai airport today morning,” Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju tweeted.
With inputs from PTI
NDMA puts out a list of dos and donts after Vardah
Tweeting out a list of dos and donts during cyclone. Starting with “do not enter damaged areas” to “listen to the advice of authorities”, National Disaster Management Authority’s list is aimed at helping residents of Chennai who have been hit by the cyclone.
According to reports, flight services have been resumed since today morning.
#cyclonevardah pic.twitter.com/OZDEZbHop3
— NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 (@ndmaindia) December 13, 2016
Skeletal services in Chennai suburban resumes
Chennai Suburban - Skeletal Services commence in MMC - Sulurpettah/Arakkonam section @RailMinIndia @DrmChennai pic.twitter.com/xP3P0YPjvA
— Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) December 13, 2016
A resident posted photos from Panagal Park – a residential area in Chennai.
My beloved Panagal Park :((( #chennai #vardah pic.twitter.com/1zCW7cWWXX
— Not a Rhino. (@poeticgooner) December 13, 2016
Power will be restored in Chennai today: AIADMK
The electricity minister of Tamil Nadu said that power will be restored in Chennai by Tuesday evening.
சென்னையில் மாலைக்குள் மின்விநியோகம் சீரமைக்கப்படும்: அமைச்சர் தங்கமணி.
— AIADMK - -SayYesToWomenSafety&AIADMK (@AIADMKOfficial) December 13, 2016
#BREAKING -- Flight operations resume at Tirupati Airport after a temporary suspension due to #CycloneVardah
— News18 (@CNNnews18) December 13, 2016
Rainfall at many places with heavy falls over north TN & adjoining areas of south interior Karnataka is likely in next 12 hrs #CycloneVardah
— News18 (@CNNnews18) December 13, 2016
Vardah might make a landfall in Karnataka and Goa tomorrow
Reports said that the cyclone might make a landfall in Karnataka and Goa.
Instructed Revenue, Police, State Disaster Response Force & other depts not to lower their guard against cyclone #Vardah: Andhra Pradesh CM
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
#WATCH: Trees uprooted, damage caused in several parts of Chennai after #cyclonevardah made a landfall in the city yesterday pic.twitter.com/pPy5Edyeuu
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
Rainfall over North Interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining South Karnataka likely in next 12 hours: NDMA
Rainfall over North Interior Tamil Nadu & adjoining South Karnataka very likely in next 12 hours #cyclonevardah
— NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 (@ndmaindia) December 13, 2016
Sullurpeta (Andhra Pradesh): Latest visuals of NDRF teams conducting relief operations in areas affected by #cyclonevardah pic.twitter.com/MLl4Bv2Ayf
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
Cyclone to weaken as a low-pressure area in next 6 hours: NDMA
#CycloneVardah #Update Forms Deep Depression over North Interior Tamil Nadu. To weaken as a low pressure area in next 6 hours pic.twitter.com/wGNLqxUKih
— NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 (@ndmaindia) December 13, 2016
Tamil Nadu: NDRF teams conduct relief and rescue operations in cyclone hit areas #CycloneVardah (morning visuals) pic.twitter.com/HN9AJ2DFCQ
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
Death toll rises to 10 in Tamil Nadu: ANI
#CycloneVardah: Death toll rises to 10 in Tamil Nadu(4 in Chennai,2 in Kancheepuram,2 in Tiruvallur,1 in Villupuram &1 in Nagapattinam)-NDMA
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
Schools, colleges and other educational institutions to remain closed today; Chennai Airport now operational
#TopStory Govt&pvt schools,colleges&other educational institutions in Chennai,Kanchipuram & Tiruvallur to remain closed today #CycloneVardah
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
Chennai Airport now operational after the services were temporarily suspended yesterday in view of #CycloneVardah
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2016
#CycloneVardah: NDRF teams conducting relief and rescue operations in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) pic.twitter.com/hq5Fbl4wKV
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2016
More than 10,000 people rescued by NDRF
More than 10,000 people were rescued and sheltered by the National Disaster Response Force in nearly 300 relief camps.
The cyclone flattened homes, snapped communication lines and threw into disarray rail, road and air traffic as it crossed the coast near Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram with heavy rain and squall.
The National Disaster Management Authority said that a total of 10,432 people were rescued by 19 NDRF teams in different parts of Tamil Nadu as the severe cyclone hit the state.
As many as 296 relief camps were set up of which 97 have become operational, the NDMA said in a statement.
Altogether 11,857 food packets were also distributed by the NDRF. As many as 297 roads were blocked in Tamil Nadu after the cyclone’s landfall of which 89 were cleared so far.
With inputs from PTI
Karnataka: Bengaluru witnesses light showers after #CycloneVardah made landfall in Chennai pic.twitter.com/NH9KMrN6DF
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2016
Centre cautions Tamil Nadu
The Union Ministry of Water Resources on Monday advised the Tamil Nadu government to maintain strict vigil at lakes in the districts expecting heavy rainfall from cyclonic storm Vardah.
In an advisory to the state government, the ministry said: “In view of the expected heavy to very heavy rainfall… in the districts of Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur, along with very severe cyclonic storm Vardah… good inflows are likely into the reservoirs of Poondi, Chembarampakkam and other lakes around the Chennai city.”
“As the lakes are not full, the inflows shall increase the levels in the reservoirs considerably. The state government has been advised to maintain strict vigil at all the lakes in case of exceptionally heavy rainfall,” the advisory added.
IANS
#CycloneVardah Govt aided, pvt schools, colleges & other educational institutions in Chennai, Kanchipuram & Tiruvallur to remain closed tomm
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2016
#CycloneVardah: 4 people died (2 in Chennai, 1 in Kancheepuram and 1 in Nagapattinam): National Disaster Management Authority
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2016
JUST IN: 2 fishermen go missing off Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh; Coast Guard deploys ship for search and rescue operations: Coast Guard - PTI
— News18 (@CNNnews18) December 12, 2016
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— NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 (@ndmaindia) December 12, 2016
Cyclone Position-Crossing North Chennai
Wind speed:100 kms to 110 kms gusting to 120 kms.#cyclonevardah
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