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Tamil Nadu summoned 10 more National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams from Pune and Vadodara as precautionary measure against Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, positioned 400 km southeast of Chennai and advancing north-northwest at 8 kmph toward north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh coasts by November 30.

With Cyclone Ditwah intensifying near coastal Sri Lanka and expected to reach north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh by early November 30, Chief Minister MK Stalin has taken proactive steps to manage the situation.

Cyclonic Storm Ditwah strengthened over coastal Sri Lanka and the southwest Bay of Bengal, now positioned 530 km south of Chennai and moving north-northwest at 10 kmph toward north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh coasts by early November 30.

A cyclonic storm, named ‘Ditwah’ as suggested by Yemen, is set to intensify within the next 12 hours over the southwest Bay of Bengal and move towards north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that a low-pressure area is expected to form tomorrow over the northwest and adjoining central-west Bay of Bengal, which will bring moderate to heavy rainfall to parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal.