Angry relatives of missing fishermen protest in Kerala. Vijayan said so far 393 people from Kerala have been rescued. Fishermen from near Kerala, who were caught in rough seas due to Cyclone Ockhi, have reached Maharashtra's Sindhudurg coast and are safe, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in Mumbai on Saturday evening. Besides, 138 fishermen have been rescued from the Lakshadweep islands, he said. Burevi is the second cyclone in Bay of Bengal within a week after cyclone Nivar. All other ships at the disposal of Indian Navy would continue the search and rescue operations and provide relief till normalcy is restored. The cyclone is expected to make landfall in Tamil Nadu after hitting Srilanka. Kerala govt cancels inaugural gala of IFFK. State tourism minister K Surendran and fisheries minister J Mercykutty Amma have been engaged in rescue and rehabilitation operations since 30 November and coordinating with the navy, air force and coast guard officials. Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph very likely along and off Kerala coast during next 24 hours and along & off Karnataka coast during next 48 hours. Under the new system, the trains will be controlled entirely from the three command centres of the DMRC. "They, along with local officials, were rescuing people on a 'war-footing' from inundated areas," it said. "Since most of the boats are co-owned by people belonging to Tamil Nadu and most of the workers are also from that state, it is also possible that the fishermen might have taken the boats to Colachel, Muttom and Thengapattanam," added Xavier. Three houses were damaged while the compound wall of a private resort collapsed as surging waves lashed the coast of Ullal near Mangaluru in the last two days. "Intermittent rain/thundershowers very likely to occur in Mumbai and suburbs in next 24 hours," said a report of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai at 8 am. Vijayan called those spreading the rumours "mad". Cyclone Ockhi has left 13 people dead in Sri Lanka and killed an equal number in India's Kerala and Tamil Nadu states since Friday as it churns in the Arabian Sea. There are traffic curbs in some places in view of the rush of followers of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death anniversary on Wednesday. Also, the shack owners, whose establishments suffered damages following high tide during to the cyclone, have decided to approach the state tourism department to seek compensation for their losses. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has urged people not to create panic. Urging people not to trust unverified news, Mumbai Police on Tuesday said the "news" that Bandra-Worli Sea Link has "collapsed" is untrue. Cyclone Burevi – named by the Maldives – is about 70 kms west-northwest of Mannar and 230 km east-northeast of Kanyakumari, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest update at 4 pm on Thursday. The fishermen community on Sunday decided to launch their own rescue operations as 55 boats ventured into the sea to search for the 115 missing fishermen. Besides engaging divers, the Indian Navy has deployed two aircraft and an advanced light helicopter (ALH). The families of the missing have now started to exhibit pictures of their loved ones to the media so as to send message to other parts of the state in case they were sighted. Explore more on Kanyakumari. Nilgiris and Kanyakumari recorded rainfall while Chennai city saw some traces. Meanwhile, NDRF and state forces have been deployed for rescue operations. Rainfall level across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshdweep; highest recorded in Minicoy, Kodaikanal, Coonoor, Death toll rises to nine in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, 250 families rescued being rescued Suchindram in Kanyakumari: Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency, Six warships, two coast guard ship deployed: defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Western Railway (WR) said it has taken necessary precautions and made suitable arrangements in view of the warning about cyclone Ockhi in coastal areas of Maharashtra, according to PTI. The compound wall of a private resort was washed away by the waves and a party arranged at the resort had to be cancelled. Kanyakumari faces the brunt of Cyclone Ockhi, relief efforts continue Nilgiris, Theni, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Puducherry and Chennai will receive more rains. Gujarat's chief secretary calls meeting to review preparedness. Seven boats from Kanyakumari district with nearly 80 men on board are feared to be in the path of Cyclone Kyarr. Thiruvananthapuram district Collector S Vasuki told the media that the 102 fishermen from Thiruvananthapuram cannot be termed as "missing". Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will receive widespread rains in the next two days owing to a depression that lay off the Comorin area of the Indian Ocean. According to Skymet, last time Mumbai witnessed the highest rains was in the year 2014 which was a mere 1.5 mm. But this time, there was no such notification. Palaniswamy had requested deployment of helicopters in the search and rescue operations of fishermen who have not returned after they ventured into the sea a couple of days back. Due to the heavy rains as a result of Cyclone Ockhi, water storage levels in the Periyar dam has increased by six feet and by one foot in the Vaigai dam, reported The Hindu. The North Goa district has done a preliminary assessment of the damage caused due to Cyclone Ockhi in the coastal state. Congress, BJP flay LDF govt over delay in launching rescue operations. Cyclone Ockhi will cross South Gujarat, North Maharashtra as Deep Depression by 5 Dec midnight. IMD statement from Thiruvananthapuram for Kerala and Lakshadweep. The Central Railway has also said that it has geared up to the cyclone, Railway Protection Force (RPF) and MSSF arrangements for crowd control at all stations. Those affected by the natural calamity have two days to approach government agencies with details of damage to their properties to get compensation, he told the media. Motorists ride past an uprooted tree following gusty winds ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Amphan, in Kanyakumari district, Monday, May 18, 2020. "Heavy rainfall is likely at a few places with squally wind speed reaching 50 to 60-kms per hour gusting to 70-kms per hour very likely along coastal area in next 24 hours," it further said. Vijayan said as many as 531 fishermen, stranded in the choppy waters off the Kerala and Lakshadweep coasts due to Cyclone Ockhi, have been rescued. According to a defence spokesperson, the Navy is continuing search and rescue operations in coordination with the Indian Coast Guard and the state administration in the coastal areas of Kerala. The cyclone uprooted tens of thousands of trees along the adjoining coastal villages of Kanyakumari and Trivandrum causing extensive damages to … Minicoy (136 mm), Karaikal (118 mm), Puducherry (109 mm), Cuddalore (108 mm), Nagapattinam (74 mm), Thiruvananthapuram (47 mm), Madurai (26 mm), Kozhikode (22 mm), Kanyakumari (12 mm), Amini Devi (8 mm), Kochi (0.6 mm) and Chennai (0.4 mm). 250 stranded families were rescued near Suchindram and residents of low lying areas have been evacuated. The first cyclone of the post-monsoon season is all set to form over the Arabian Sea in another 24 hours. The Times of India reported that Mumbai's Chowpatty beach has been closed for the public because Cyclone Ockhi. More than 500 fishermen stranded in the rough sea off Kerala and Lakshadweep coasts have been rescued even as cyclone 'Ockhi' on Saturday lay centered over the South East Arabian Sea and about 250 kilometres near Amini Divi in the Lakshadweep Islands. Hence the search operations are focusing towards Alappuzha," said Vasuki. He said preliminary estimates suggested that the damage caused by the cyclone, which skimmed Goa's coastline, was between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 30 lakh. Squally wind with speed reaching 45-55 kmph, gusting to 65 kmph, is very likely along the Kerala coast during the next 24 hours. The breakwater jetty, embarkation and disembarkation point of ships have been damaged at Kalpeni from where at least 200 people have been shifted to safer places. Two passenger trains from Nagercoil to Thiruvananthapuram cancelled, Navy saves 16 people in rescue operation, 40 expected to be stranded at sea, Rains batter Kanyakumari, other Tamil Nadu districts. CNN-News18 reported that five people died in Kanyakumari district alone due to the heavy rains. This system is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards and weaken further. Cyclone is just 380 kilometres from Surat. "These fishermen had gone into the sea. Cyclone Burevi: IMD issues red alert in four Kerala districts. Continuous sorties of aircraft and helicopters are being undertaken in coordination with the units at sea, the spokesperson said. "We have sent rescue personnel to all affected areas. Following is the official warning statement for fishermen near Kerala and Lakshadweep: Squally weather with wind-speed reaching 45 to 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is very likely along and off  Kerala coasts, gale wind-speed reaching 110-120 kmph gusting to 130 kmph is likely over Lakshadweep area till 2 pm 2 December. If this happens, Oman and Yemen could escape widespread impact from the cyclone. According to the MET department - Nilgiris, Theni, Coimbatore and Dindigul districts will continue to witness heavy rains. Cyclone Ockhi's devastating effect could have been reduced if state disaster officials acted promptly. The storm is likely to cross Kerala the same evening … According to an official release, 18 fishing boats and 198 fishermen from Tamil Nadu have taken shelter in the Lakshadweep and Minicoy Group of Islands (western coast). Second COVID-19 vaccination dry run in all districts on 8 Jan, says health ministry; UK strain cases in India at 73, Narendra Modi flags off India’s first ever fully-automated driverless metro train in Delhi; all you need to know, Hague court cites statements by Modi, Jaitley to overturn Rs 10k crore tax demand from Cairn, 9 Months Season 5 Episode 1 | Pregnancy & Gearing Up for Delivery, Amazon beauty presents Vanity Diaries. Top Navy officials said they have deployed two ships to the Lakshadweep Islands for carrying out rescue and rehabilitation operations in the island which is under threat of the cyclone. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Kerala government has asked the defence ministry to deploy more aircraft for rescue operations as the cyclonic storm moving towards Lakshadweep. Two merchant ships rescued in Lakshadweep: MHA. Among those rescued on Friday night, 40 are under medical observation at the Medical College hospital and another 28 at the General Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology tweets about the cyclone, Severe Cyclone Ockhi has now weakened into a Cyclone, is 230 km WSW of Mumbai, IMD's press release detailing conditions and the actions suggested, Don't trust rumours about Bandra-Worli Sea Link, says Mumbai Police. At 5.30 pm on Tuesday, Cyclone Burevi was moving at a speed of 9 kmph and lay centered at about 400 km east-south-east of Trincomalee in eastern Sri Lanka and 800 km east-south-east of Kanyakumari. Alphons held a meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other cabinet colleagues earlier in the day to discuss the rescue and rehabilitation operations. Two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams each have been deployed at Surat, Navsari, and Rajkot, reported News18. Patrolling of the tracks has been intensified over various rail sections. The vessel has rescued 60 fishermen from mid-sea. Following is the official forecast statement from IMD Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy (7-11cm in 24 hrs) to very heavy rainfall (12-20cm in 24 hrs) is most likely to occur at a few places till the morning on 2 December & heavy rainfall (7-11cm in 24 hrs) at one or two places from morning of Saturday till the morning of 3 December in Kerala. They will take residents to relief centres and ensure all their needs are met with," said the Chief Minister. "In all 68 fishing boats, out of which 66 are from Kerala and two from Tamil Nadu, have reached with total 952 fishermen on board. The gravity of the situation is explained by The Centre will provide funds. INS Sagardhwani recovered one body, 30 kilometres off the Thiruvananthapuram coast. Trains on the central line are running 10 minutes late, but the frequency of local trains in Mumbai has not been affected, a Railway official told CNN-News18. In the last 24 hours, from 08:30 am as on Monday, Mahuva recorded 13 mm of rains, Diu 8 mm, Valsad 7 mm, Surat and Ahmedabad 1 mm, Veraval 0.6 mm while the stations such as Surendranagar, Gandhinagar, Idar, and Kandla witnessed some light traces of rains. On Friday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswamy, assuring him of full assistance in the wake of destruction by cyclone Ockhi, reported The Indian Express. 1,540 people hit by cyclone Ockhi rescued so far, says government. To expedite relief works in worst affected Kanniyakumari district, two NDRF teams and seven of the state disaster response agency have been deputed. Cyclonic Storm `Burevi` is most likely to emerge into the Gulf of Mannar in the morning of December 3, and cross south Tamil Nadu between Kanyakumari and Pamban on the early morning of December 4, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday morning. The Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force are engaged in rescue operations with their ships, aircraft and helicopters. Strong surface winds will continue to blow over Mumbai in view of Cyclone Ockhi. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hikaa was a tropical cyclone that struck eastern Oman in September 2019. 89 °F: "Maharashtra will completely look after everyone till weather permits them to go back," he said. Find Kanyakumari Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Kanyakumari and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Around 500 houses suffered damage, several coconut trees got uprooted and electric and communication lines were disrupted due to the calamity in Minicoy island alone, he told PTI. The IMD also issued ‘heavy to very heavy rainfall’ alert for places in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. As Mumbai braces for Cyclone Ockhi, areas near the metropolis witnessed a spell of hailstorm early on Tuesday. The season officially began on 15 November, however, the formation of the first system—Zone of Disturbed Weather 01—occurred on 22 July 2019 (which failed … A desalination plant at Kavaratti … Also, get the weather and season trend for cities under Kanyakumari district. Scroll right to see more Conditions Comfort Precipitation Sun; Day Temperature Weather Feels Like Wind Humidity Chance Amount UV Sunrise Sunset; Tue Jan 5: 83 / 77 °F: Thunderstorms. Two houses near the seashore at Ullal were completely destroyed by the waves while another one was partially damaged. On Saturday morning, the intensity of the rains and winds in the deep sea was reported to have come down. The ship had earlier found another body, a defence spokesperson said. However, these rains were mainly confined to the southern and central parts of the state. The report states that 4,000 power lines in the Kanyakumari district have been damaged by the cyclonic storm. Houses damaged as waves hit coastal areas of Ullal in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. Nine persons have died in Tamil Nadu due to rains following the Ockhi cyclone in the last couple of days. There is a possibility of it turning into a deep depression and form as a Cyclone, said Balachandran, South Zone Head of the Indian Meteorological Department in Chennai. They have enough reasons not to trust the state government, which let down the fishermen by not acting on the weather alerts that they received from the meteorological department and other agencies. "The authorities have failed miserably and the relief camps are also poorly managed with even the basic facilities not available. Public Relations Officer for the Mumbai Airport says flight operations haven’t been affected. Ockhi likely to lash Saurashtra coast in the next 48 hours and subsequently weaken. As soon as we got the request from the government of Kerala for search operations, we have started that," Karve said. "We have responded immediately. 15 fishermen rescued off Colachel, Kanyakumari district. The District admistration also joined efforts to prevent waterlogging and to remove uprooted trees from public paths. The BMC has made arrangements for accommodation in some civic schools for people coming from outside Mumbai to pay tributes to Ambedkar at Chaityabhumi in Dadar area. The IFFK, which attracts a large number of cinema aficionados and film personalities from across the country, is scheduled to begin on 8 December. Cyclone to hit TN on Dec 4 It would then move nearly west-southwestwards and cross south Tamil Nadu coast between Kanyakumari and Pamban in the wee hours of December 4, it said. He said normal life in three islands – Minicoy, Kalpeni and Kavaratti – was badly hit by the cyclone. He told Singh that Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli had suffered the worst damage, and detailed the relief work being carried out in "full swing" there, a release said. Hailstorm reported near Mumbai-Pune expressway. Top Navy officials said they deployed two ships to the Lakshadweep Islands for carrying out rescue and rehabilitation operations in the island. 'Operation Synergy,' a joint rescue mission by the Indian Navy, the Air Force, Coast Guard and state fisheries department had so far rescued 252 fishermen stranded in the seas in the aftermath of the cyclone. She also added that strict instructions have been given that "none should venture into the sea for fishing". It may a week or more for the entire grid to be restored. Here, relatives cry for a fisherman, who went missing in the rough sea due to a cyclone, in the coastal hamlets of Poonthura in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued an "extremely heavy rainfalls" (>20 cm) warning for isolated areas in north Lakshadweep Islands during the next 24 hours. Also, heavy winds with speed reaching 45-55kmph will gust to 65kmph likely along and off Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram and Pudukottai coasts. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slammed rumours on Saturday after it came to light that Friday's reports of a Japanese merchant ship rescuing 60 Kerala fishermen caught in the deep seas, was "fake". Fishermen are advised not to venture in to the sea. The fishermen have blocked traffic on Sunday in agitation. The Met centre has warned that when the cyclone hits the Gujarat coast, "wind speed would remain between 50 and 60 kmph and may reach up to 70 kmph in south Gujarat". Watch Queue Queue Information available from different sources shows that the agency failed utterly on all fronts. Faizal said seven persons were rescued from a sinking Uru, a large Dhow-type wooden ship, in the sea off Kavaratti. They failed to respond promptly in the adverse situation," Faizal told PTI. According to the IMD forecast, wind velocity would remain between 50 kmph to 70 kmph when the cyclone would make landfall. Cyclone Burevi LIVE updates: A week after Cyclone Nivar hit the Karaikal coast, another cyclone, Burevi, named by the Maldives, is expected to cross Tamil Nadu’s southernmost district of Kanyakumari between today and tomorrow. Eight trains (numbers 56313, 56310, 56386, 56362, 56363, 56389, 16791 and 16792) have been cancelled, reported The Indian Express. Locals in Poonthura came out in protest alleging rescue operations for the missing fishermen have been inadequate. The Kerala government said intensified search and rescue operations are on to trace the 92 fishermen missing in high seas after Cyclone Ockhi hit the state's coast. According to ANI, NDRF teams have been moved to the affected areas with several more on standby in case of further emergencies. BJP cancels rallies of Manoj Tiwari, Vasundhara Raje. According to The Times of India, Kerala women's commission members will contribute a day's salary to the chief minister's disaster relief fund to help the ones affected by the cyclone. Tamil Nadu, Chennai Rains, Weather Forecast Today Live Latest News Updates: Catch the latest news in Tamil Nadu and Chennai as we bring you live updates on Northeast monsoon in Chennai and Tamil Nadu and red alert in four districts of the State. Cyclone Ockhi currently less than 420-km southwest of Mumbai. Mumbai police putting up barricades near Dadar chowpatty and Juhu chowpatty to prevent people from going near the beaches. Similarly, RPF and commercial control staff has been asked to monitor crowd movements and undertake necessary evacuation at stations in case of a disaster-like situation, the release said. All are safe," the Maharashtra chief minister said in a tweet. Frequency analysis was carried out using historical cyclone data (1960--2015) to calculate the storm surge heights of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 year return periods of cyclones. Five dead in Kanyakumari district due to rains. It was Thiruvananthapuram district Collector S Vasuki who told the media, on Friday evening, that she wished to thank the Japanese government as one of their ships had rescued 60 fishermen after Cyclone Ockhi struck the Kerala coasts. Nilgiris, Theni, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Puducherry and Chennai will receive more rains. Skymet predicted that there will be light rains in Saurashtra and Kutch region of Gujarat as well. Meanwhile, a fresh spell of heavy rain is in store in some areas of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry with a low pressure area forming over south Andaman sea, which is "very likely" to become a depression over the Bay of Bengal. Many rescued fishermen have been admitted to the medical college in Thiruvananthapuram and general hospitals since they were weak after being in the sea for the last 48 hours, the official said. Due to heavy rains, train services along the Nagercoil-Trivandrum section have been affected on the route. Puducherry will also by subjected to rainfall while Chennai will witness rains in regular intervals. So far, 393 people from Kerala have been rescued, Vijayan said, as the state government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of those who died in the storm. Insat Satellite image of cloud cover over south India, Eight fishermen floating at sea rescued by Indian Navy off Thiruvananthapuram coast, Rajnath Singh speaks to NDRF, monitoring situation closely. Intermittent rains in Mumbai for next 24 hours. A report from Thiruvanathapuram said families of fishermen, who are yet to return, expressed their anguish and protested by blocking roads at various places. December 21, 2019. Lok Sabha MP PP Mohammed Faizal on Saturday alleged that the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard failed to respond promptly in tackling the crisis due to cyclone Ockhi, which left a trail of destruction in the Lakshadweep islands. Pre Monsoon showers likely in Bengaluru, Mysore, Kochi and Kanyakumari in 48 hours. There are traffic curbs in some places in view of the rush of followers of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death anniversary on Wednesday. He also said that so far 393 people have been rescued across Kerala. "We have not got adequate help from the Navy and the Coast Guard. Chief Minister E Palaniswami has declared ex-gratia to the bereaved families. Following which, a huge crowd of anxious fishermen waited in Vizhinjam expecting to welcome their missing relatives. “Usually, we used to receive advance warnings on the weather. Former chief minister Oommen Chandy, BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan visited a fishing hamlet in Poonthura, from where a large number of fishermen, who put out to sea, were yet to return. It further said that road and rail traffic is running smoothly. Breaks of sun late. Some fishermen have already been rescued by the Navy which immediately dispatched aircraft and ships besides helicopters to carry out rescue operations in the sea which is very rough, said Vice Admiral AR Karve, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command. Indian Met Department issued warning to all ports. ... Kanyakumari died in Ockhi cyclone just two days … The Tamil Nadu government on Friday said over 1,200 persons affected by Ockhi cyclone in Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli districts have been lodged in relief camps, as Chief Minister K Palaniswami took stock of the situation. The rescued fishermen included those who were saved by a Japanese cargo vessel. Twenty people have been rescued and efforts are on to bring others to safety. The houses belonging to Philomena Fernandes and Everest Alphonse were consumed by the waves which advanced into the shore. It also said heavy to very heavy rainfalls were likely in isolated areas of Kerala and south Lakshadweep islands. Heavy rains lashed southern districts of Tamil Nadu on Friday, as cyclone Ockhi moved closer to Lakshadweep. Angry fishermen at Poonthura, a coastal hamlet near Thiruvananthapuram, blocked traffic as about a dozen fishermen from their village were yet to be traced. However, as this NDTV report, Kanyakumari in submerged in knee-deep water with no powerless as thousands remain strand across relief centres in the district. Cyclone Burevi is likely to emerge into the Gulf of Mannar and the adjoining Comorin area on Thursday morning, after crossing the Sri Lankan coast on Wednesday evening/night. "People are being shifted to schools," they said. State-wise fact sheet of number of vessels deployed for rescue operations, lives saved, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan asks Centre to declare Ockhi as natural calamity. According to The New Indian Express, Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswamy announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the families of those deceased in Kanyakumari district due to heavy rains caused by cyclone Ockhi. All fishermen are warned to not venture out and those already out to be contacted immediately to return, says Collector of Gir Somnath district. In the last 24 hours, Santa Cruz has recorded 22 mm of rains and Colaba saw 23 mm of rainfall. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil various rail-road development projects in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, on Friday later, said officials. The National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) said it has dispatched two teams to Kanyakumari and Nagercoil. Mumbai may experience intermittent rainfall on 6 December. Gale winds speed reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph very likely south Lakshadweep Islands during next 12 hours and gradual decrease thereafter. The Opposition alleged that the CPM-led government failed completely in tackling the emergency situation though it had received a prior warning about the cyclone. Vice Admiral AR Karve, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, said the Indian Navy is putting in "maximum effort" to rescue fishermen from the sea which is very rough under the influence of Ockhi. O Panneerselvam visits Kanyakumari district to assess impact of heavy rains, Kerala to not receive heavy rains as Cyclone Ockhi has moved away: Skymet meteorologist Mahesh Palawat, 260 Tamil Nadu fishermen safe in Maharashtra. The weather department has forecast intermittent rains in Mumbai and suburbs in the next 24 hours. In Kanyakumari, power supply had been restored even as efforts are on to resume power supply in neighbouring areas like Nagercoil and Kuzhithurai. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. He has further announced compensation of Rs.4 lakh for families of lives lost due to the cyclone. Gujarat's chief secretary JN Singh has convened a video conference with the collectors of coastal districts to review their preparedness to deal with any eventuality. About 150 fishermen, who put out to sea from various southern districts, were rescued, Thiruvananthapuram district commissioner K Vasuki said, adding that efforts were on to bring the rest of the stranded fishermen to the shore. Even though it is the smallest in terms of area (1672/Sq.Km), the density of population is the … Suburban train services running as normal. "Maximum efforts have been put in," he said at a press meet held on board the INS Tir on the occasion of Navy Day at the naval base in Kochi. Moreover, the sea conditions are also expected to remain rough to very rough. Navy continues search and rescue operations in Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands. Search intensifies to find 92 missing fishermen. Gale winds speed reaching 110-120kmph gusting to 130kmph are likely near Lakshadweep. "Heavy (7-11cm in 24 hrs) is most likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala and heavy (7-11cm in 24 hrs) to very heavy rainfall (12-20cm in 24 hrs) is most likely to occur at one or two places in Lakshadweep till morning of 3rd December 2017," read the IMD release. More than 500 fishermen stranded in the rough sea off Kerala and Lakshadweep coasts have been rescued even as cyclone 'Ockhi' on Saturday lay centered over the South East Arabian Sea, Twelve Goa beaches affected by rising sea water. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved. Kerala CM slams 'fake news' related to rumours of rescue operations by a Japanese ship. Rahul Gandhi urges Congress workers in Gujarat to provide all possible help. We will be involved in rescuing fisherman, inland area flooding, checking on building collapse and uprooted trees, and clearing the roads," the NDRF told CNN-News18. The women said they were waiting with prayers and tears for their beloved ones to return. India Meteorological Department Director General Mritunjay Mohapatra said the deep depression in the … As of now, more rains are expected to continue over Gujarat. Fishing activities suspended for 2 days: Fishermen advised not to venture out in sea. 2 Week Extended Forecast in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. Water logging at some parts on WE highway near Goregaon, jogeshwari. Anxious relatives of the missing fishermen, including women, on Friday blocked traffic and raised slogans in Kollam and Thiruvanathapuram, protesting the delay in their rescue. Four fishermen were rescued by a Navy chopper on Saturday morning, 20 miles off Kochi. 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