Red Alert In Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Puducherry As Cyclone Ditwah Inches Closer
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry need to brace for more torrential rains as cyclone Ditwah is moving towards the Indian coast, the chief of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today. The weather department has also sounded a red alert for these regions.
IMD Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the cyclone is currently centred at the Bay of Bengal near Sri Lanka and is moving towards the north-northwest direction.
"By midnight, it will be centred about 60 kilometres off the coast of Tamil Nadu," he told NDTV.
