IMD announced that the landfall process is about to begin . The IMD had predicted that cyclone Mandous would cross Puducherry and Sriharikota on Saturday at midnight or morning .
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) (India), December 10 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported on Saturday that the cyclonic storm Mandous landfall process is nearing completion as the rear sector of the cyclone has moved into the soil and lies over north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.In a tweet on Saturday, IMD announced that the landfall process is about to begin.Mandous, after making landfall, is expected to weaken to a deep depression and then a depression on Saturday.After Cyclone Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram on Friday evening, many areas of Chennai are facing heavy rainfall and winds, according to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.Such as the storm is approaching in the Northwest direction, areas in northwest districts will see strong winds of 55-65 kmph, which will increase to 30-40 kmph by evening, according to S Balachandran, DDGM, RMC Chennai.
Stalin said that the state emergency operation center in Chepauk has also been inspected district-wise.According to Stalin, the district-wide monitoring of the cyclone has also been conducted, and Dindigul Collector has declared a weekend for schools and colleges in Sirumalai and Kodaikanal.The IMD had predicted that cyclone Mandous would cross Puducherry and Sriharikota on Saturday at midnight or morning.The cyclone is being monitored by Doppler Weather Radar Karaikal and Chennai.