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Students Create 10,000 Seed ‘Bombs’ For A Greener Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: About 150 students of Vidhya Matriculation Higher Secondary School have doubled up as little ‘green warriors’ of Chennai. They have created 10,000 seed balls made of clay, soil, seed and manure to perform ‘seed bombing’, an aerial reforestation method in which the seed balls are dropped like bombs for growing vegetation...
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No Cash, No Card. How Cyclone Vardah Has Crippled Chennai's Cashless Drive
Ever since it made landfall on Monday, Cyclone Vardah has crippled cashless transactions in Chennai. Over 48 hours later, there is still no electricity, mobile or internet connectivity in several areas as uprooted electric poles and damaged transformers are yet to be fixed.
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Cyclone Vardah Left Chennai ATMs Out Of Action
Two days after Cyclone Vardah passed over Chennai, swiping and smashing everything on its path, the locals are dealing with an unforeseen fallout: non-working ATMs.
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Cyclone Vardah: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Reviews Relief Operations
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today took reviewed with senior officials the progress of relief operations in Cyclone Vardah affected areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu Asks For Rs 1,000 Crore Relief: 10 Points
A day after Cyclone Vardah wreaked havoc in Chennai, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for an immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore from National Disaster Response Fund for relief and reconstruction work in the state. In Tamil Nadu, the cyclone cost 16 lives, wrecked 7,000 houses, power infrastructure and fe...
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Cyclone Vardah: No Flight Operations In Chennai Airport
No flight on Monday landed or took off from Chennai Airport as NOTAM (notice to airmen) was issued this morning as the severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah', the most intense to have hit the Tamil Nadu capital in two decades, made a landfall near the city.
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Cyclone Vardah: Holiday For Students In Chennai, Kanchipuram And Thiruvallur
The Tamil Nadu government declared a holiday on Tuesday for all educational institutions in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts.
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What is Cyclone Vardah? All About Storm That Hit Tamil Nadu And Andhra Pradesh
Cyclone Vardah hit the Tamil Nadu coast on Monday afternoon, making landfall near Chennai. The Met office said the cyclonic storm would take about six hours to completely cross on to land, with the landfall taking about two hours. The landfall is when the eye of the storm hits land. The eye of Cyclone Vardah is 15 km in diameter and it hit the coas...
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Cyclone Vardah Update: Rail And Air Services Affected In Chennai
Rail and flight services in Chennai were affected by heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the city and other coastal areas of Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Vardah, officials said.
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Cyclone Vardah May Not Weaken Much When It Makes Landfall: Forecast
Cyclonic storm Vardah, which was earlier expected to weaken considerably, may not see its intensity going down when it makes landfall near Chennai today.
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Cyclone Vardah Set For Landfall Near Chennai Today Afternoon
Chennai and its suburbs continue to receive rains since Sunday night with severe cyclonic storm set to cross close to the coast in Chennai on Monday afternoon, said weather department.
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Live: 10 Dead As Cyclone Vardah Makes Landfall; Flight Operations Resume
Cyclonic storm Vardah, which was earlier expected to weaken considerably, may not see its intensity going down when it makes landfall near Chennai today. 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....
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Students Create 10,000 Seed ‘Bombs’ For A Greener Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: About 150 students of Vidhya Matriculation Higher Secondary School have doubled up as little ‘green warriors’ of Chennai. They have created 10,000 seed balls made of clay, soil, seed and manure to perform ‘seed bombing’, an aerial reforestation method in which the seed balls are dropped like bombs for growing vegetation...
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No Cash, No Card. How Cyclone Vardah Has Crippled Chennai's Cashless Drive
Ever since it made landfall on Monday, Cyclone Vardah has crippled cashless transactions in Chennai. Over 48 hours later, there is still no electricity, mobile or internet connectivity in several areas as uprooted electric poles and damaged transformers are yet to be fixed.
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Cyclone Vardah Left Chennai ATMs Out Of Action
Two days after Cyclone Vardah passed over Chennai, swiping and smashing everything on its path, the locals are dealing with an unforeseen fallout: non-working ATMs.
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Cyclone Vardah: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Reviews Relief Operations
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today took reviewed with senior officials the progress of relief operations in Cyclone Vardah affected areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu Asks For Rs 1,000 Crore Relief: 10 Points
A day after Cyclone Vardah wreaked havoc in Chennai, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for an immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore from National Disaster Response Fund for relief and reconstruction work in the state. In Tamil Nadu, the cyclone cost 16 lives, wrecked 7,000 houses, power infrastructure and fe...
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Cyclone Vardah: No Flight Operations In Chennai Airport
No flight on Monday landed or took off from Chennai Airport as NOTAM (notice to airmen) was issued this morning as the severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah', the most intense to have hit the Tamil Nadu capital in two decades, made a landfall near the city.
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Cyclone Vardah: Holiday For Students In Chennai, Kanchipuram And Thiruvallur
The Tamil Nadu government declared a holiday on Tuesday for all educational institutions in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts.
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What is Cyclone Vardah? All About Storm That Hit Tamil Nadu And Andhra Pradesh
Cyclone Vardah hit the Tamil Nadu coast on Monday afternoon, making landfall near Chennai. The Met office said the cyclonic storm would take about six hours to completely cross on to land, with the landfall taking about two hours. The landfall is when the eye of the storm hits land. The eye of Cyclone Vardah is 15 km in diameter and it hit the coas...
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Cyclone Vardah Update: Rail And Air Services Affected In Chennai
Rail and flight services in Chennai were affected by heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the city and other coastal areas of Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Vardah, officials said.
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Cyclone Vardah May Not Weaken Much When It Makes Landfall: Forecast
Cyclonic storm Vardah, which was earlier expected to weaken considerably, may not see its intensity going down when it makes landfall near Chennai today.
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Cyclone Vardah Set For Landfall Near Chennai Today Afternoon
Chennai and its suburbs continue to receive rains since Sunday night with severe cyclonic storm set to cross close to the coast in Chennai on Monday afternoon, said weather department.
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Live: 10 Dead As Cyclone Vardah Makes Landfall; Flight Operations Resume
Cyclonic storm Vardah, which was earlier expected to weaken considerably, may not see its intensity going down when it makes landfall near Chennai today. 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....
