NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, NOV 25
The Chennai international airport has been closed till 7 AM on Thursday amid bad weather conditions caused by Cyclone Nivar, the Civil Aviation Ministry said.
As a measure of safety and precaution, the Chennai Airport has been temporarily closed from 1900 to 0700 hrs IST due to the bad weather conditions caused by Cyclone Nivar.
Due coordination was done with all stakeholders.— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) November 25, 2020
Gusty winds and rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, leaving several areas inundated. Authorities have housed over one lakh people in shelters as the severe cyclone hurtled towards the coast.
“As a measure of safety and precaution, the Chennai Airport has been temporarily closed from 1900 to 0700 hrs IST due to the bad weather conditions caused by Cyclone Nivar. Due coordination was done with all stakeholders,” the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Twitter.
Nivar would intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and is likely to cross the coast between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry before dawn on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said.
Public Holiday delcared on Thursday in Pudhucherry
LANDFALL PROCESS STARTED.
Centre of Cyclone to cross coast near Puducherry within 3 Hours with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph.
— TN SDMA (@tnsdma) November 25, 2020
The Puducherry administration declared on Thursday a public holiday for all departments and educational institutions in Puducherry and Karaikal regions.
Already, Wednesday was a public holiday. With the cyclonic weather continuing, the administration declared Thursday too as a public holiday for departments and educational institutions. The holiday is declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
However, staff engaged in cyclone related to disaster management and COVID-19 work would not have the holiday. The government also declared through a notification that December 19 would be a working day to compensate the holiday on Thursday.
