1. Helpline numbers
Tamil Nadu State Catastrophe Administration Authority (TNSDMA)
State helpline – 1070
District helpline – 1077
WhatsApp quantity – 9445869848
Southern Railway passenger help
Comm management – 044 25330952 / 044 25330953
Central – 044 25354140 / 044 25322277
Egmore – 9003161811
Tambaram – 8610459668
Chengalpattu – 9345962113
Perambur – 9345962147
Chennai
Tollfree – 1913
WhatsApp – 9445551913
Cell app: Namma Chennai
Chengalpattu
Tollfree – 1070
District helpline – 1077
WhatsApp – 9445869848
2. Climate replace
Cyclonic storm Fengal moved west-northwestwards with a velocity of 10 kmph through the previous six hours over Southwest Bay of Bengal as of 11.30 a.m. in the present day (November 30), about 100 km east-northeast of Puducherry, 100 km southeast of Chennai, 190 km north-northeast of Nagappattinam and 420 km north of Trincomalee.
It’s prone to transfer westwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram near Puducherry as a cyclonic storm with a wind velocity of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph throughout Saturday night.
The RMC has predicted risk of sluggish motion of the system whereas approaching the coasts.
3. Amma Unavagams
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Ok. Stalin has introduced that meals shall be offered freed from price at Amma canteens throughout Chennai on Saturday.
4. Chennai airport operations
The Chennai airport has been shut down and all departure and arrival flights have been suspended from 12.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. as a result of hostile climate circumstances.
Earlier within the day, IndiGo Airways mentioned it has briefly suspended all arrival and departure flight operations on the Chennai airport.
9 flights from locations together with Tiruchi, Thoothukudi, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, Port Blair, Colombo, and Hyderabad had been diverted to the Bengaluru airport.
To assist stranded air passenger commute, Metropolitan Transport Company (MTC) operates chartered buses from airport to Chennai Central railway station, Kilambakkam, Broadway and Koyambedu bus termini.
5. Practice companies
Owing to heavy rains and waterlogging attributable to Cyclone Fengal, Chennai Seaside – Tambaram EMU companies shall be operated between Chennai Seaside and Pallavaram. Chengalpattu – Chennai Seaside EMU practice service shall be operated between Chengalpattu and Vandalur.
Because of robust winds, suburban companies between Chennai Seaside and Velachery within the MRTS part have been suspended from 12:15 p.m.
6. Subway closures
As of 1 p.m., seven subways in Chennai have been closed as a result of waterlogging.
They embody RBI subway, Sundaram level, Rangarajapuram, Palavanthangal, Gengu Reddy subway, Madley subway (closed for gentle autos), Duraisamy subway (closed for gentle autos).
7. Chennai’s rainfall knowledge
Information since 8.30 am
Kolapakkam: 10.25 cm
Meenambakkam: 10.2 cm
Nungambakkam: 9.7 cm
Nandanam: 8.2 cm
8. Reduction centres
As many as 198 aid centres have been arrange throughout all of the 15 zones of Higher Chennai Company, with a capability to accommodate 36,250 individuals.
Printed – November 30, 2024 03:46 pm IST