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Business News›News›Politics and Nation›Severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja' makes landfall in Tamil Nadu

Severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja' makes landfall in Tamil Nadu

Gaja in Tamil Nadu

Gaja in Tamil Nadu

As many as 81,948 people were evacuated from low lying areas of Tamil Nadu and sheltered in 471 relief centres in six districts Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram and Tiruvarur.

A holiday has been declared for educational institutions in Nagapattinam district.

(In pic: Dark clouds hover over Marina beach before the arrival of cyclone 'Gaja', in Chennai)

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The destruction

The destruction

The severe cyclonic storm is very likely to move nearly westwards and weaken gradually.

Due to heavy wind during the cyclone's landfall, trees, high mast lamps and some power poles in locations including Vedaranyam, Mannargudi, Irulneeki at Tiruvarur District got uprooted.

(In pic: Residents clear away fallen trees near the train station in Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu)

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Rescue operations

Rescue operations

Uprooted trees have fallen on the roads which are being removed by civic workers.

Electricity supply was disconnected here and in several other coastal regions in view of the cyclone's landfall, officials said.

Revenue Minister R B Udaya Kumar told reporters that the government has tackled the cyclone situation successfully.

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Videos for awareness

Videos for awareness

Four teams each of National Disaster Response Force personnel have been already deployed in Nagapattinam district while two teams of the state disaster response force in Cuddalore district, officials had said Thursday.

The state disaster management authority had released an animated video aimed at creating awareness on the do's and don'ts during cyclone.

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Cyclones batter eastern coastline

Cyclones batter eastern coastline

Gaja is the second major storm to hit India's east coast in recent weeks. Cyclone Titli battered Odisha state in October, killing at least two people.

Storms regularly hit southern India between April and December. Last year, Cyclone Ockhi left nearly 250 people dead in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

(Text Inputs: PTI)

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