The intensity of the wind will be less when the eye of cyclone falls on land and it will increase again gradually, said the Chennai MeT department. At present, #Cuddalore in #TamilNadu is the #rainiest place in India with 87 mm of rainfall. For a few days, they had to survive on groundwater contaminated by seawater. In total, 471 relief camps have been established in which 81,948 ppl are staying. The cyclonic storm will hit the Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Pamban. R (30). Menstruation is taboo in large parts of rural India. It's peak intensity of winds and rain- tweeted vice president of private weather forecasting service SkyMet. “So we are all planning to adopt the same method.”. Peak intensity. The youth of the village, who hold professional and science degrees, yet continue farming, are aware of the climate crisis and fear increasing vulnerability and its impact on their livelihood. Of the 120-odd coconut trees that Visu Ramaiyan had, only 25 survived the cyclone. "The way the @tnsdma (Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority) took preparatory efforts (to tackle the cyclone) is praiseworthy," he said. Cyclone Gaja HIGHLIGHTS: Storm to make landfall today, heavy rainfall expected in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Cyclone Gaja HIGHLIGHTS: The storm is set to make landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban on Thursday evening bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. With the addition of a few colonies, the population has more than doubled. The farmers believe that the few days of rain received this monsoon would have decreased the salinity a bit. 1 check-in. Weather department predicts rainfall at most of the places over north coastal Tamil Nadu. In November 2018, Cyclone Gaja caused a rise in sea level, bringing the brine into the coastal villages. Cyclonic storm Gaja landfall in Tamil Nadu makes Cuddalore the rainiest place in India at present with 87 mm of rainfall. Veeraramakrishnan lost all the trees in his 2-acre coconut farm, except a handful. It will move in westerly direction and weaken into a deep depression soon, private weather forecaster SkymetWeather said. Though the centre of cyclone lies over land, the rear sector of the eye wall is still over the sea. Cyclone ‘Gaja’ , Nature's fury, full of energy, to make a landfall in Tamil Nadu today; state on high alert, schools closed, dams and reservoirs expected t The eye is intense and landfall around midnight is going to be hard. Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Technical Education has postponed the diploma examinations in view of Cyclone Gaja. Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu: On a trip to the Cauvery Delta as a part of a documentary project, citizen journalist Prabhagaran captures the damage to Tamil Nadu through photographs. Cyclonic storm Gaja over West central and adjoining East central and Southeast Bay of Bengal moved further west and lay centre at 740 km … Community See All. High winds are expected along and off the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, with gusts up to 100 kmph. 45 km/h (30 mph) (3-min) 1006 hPa ( mbar) A trough developed near the equator in the eastern Indian Ocean on March 7. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gaja; Very severe cyclonic storm (IMD scale) Category 1 tropical cyclone : Cyclone Gaja nearing South India on November 15. School Fundraiser in Chennai, India. Since there were no big trees, they attacked the saplings,” Chandrasekar told VillageSquare.in. Storm surge is an abnormal sea level rise caused by atmospheric weather systems such as tropical cyclones and hurricanes. Published on Nov 15, 2018 Two Cuddalore residents and four people in Thanjavur were killed on Friday as the severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja' made landfall in Tamil Nadu … Join Gaja Cyclone Disaster Fund Contribution. DMK President MK Stalin on Friday lauded the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority for its efforts to tackle the severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja,' that has crossed the state's coast, PTI said. When Cyclone Gaja made landfall on 16 November, 2018, between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, it left a trail of destruction, uprooting nearly 50 lakh coconut trees, more than a lakh of electricity poles, besides other fruit trees. Event: Cyclone Gaja is predicted to cross the Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore November 15. 'Gaja' that … Karuna's demise, cyclone Gaja cap eventful 2018 in Tamil Nadu; Air India waives charges for carrying relief material for cyclone Gaja victims; Tamil Nadu govt under attack over cyclone Gaja relief; Cyclone Gaja to hit Tamil Nadu on November 15, IMD issues warning; Cyclone Gaja: 'Rise above politics', Kamal Hassan tells Kerala CM Vijayan ; Cyclone Gaja: Tamil Nadu government seeks about … Cyclone Gaja to Turn Severe in Next 24 Hours, Heavy Rain Likely in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh The met department said that heavy rainfall at isolated places is expected over north coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining south coastal Andhra Pradesh from evening of November 14. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gaja was the sixth named cyclone of the 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, after Cyclones Sagar, Mekunu, Daye, Luban, and Titli. High winds are expected along and off the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, with gusts up to 100 kmph. or. 10:35 pm: Cyclone Gaja gains strength and is now at 85 km east-southeast of Nagai. A storm surge of approximately one meter is forecast to … Rains expected over Coimbatore, Dindigul, Tiruppur and Niligiris for the next few hours as Gaja reaches interior Tamil Nadu, private weather forecaster SkyMetWeather said. The Gaja cyclone that barrelled through the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu leaving in its wake a trail of destruction of monumental proportions, the death of Dravidian legend M Karunanidhi and political churnings made 2018 an extraordinary year for the state. Cyclone Gaja – Tamil Nadu “The low-pressure area over the Andaman Sea has intensified into a depression. While the cyclone uprooted trees, the storm surge, second in more than 60 years, deposited sea sludge rendering the groundwater and soil saline, “When seawater came into the village in 1953 or 54, it did not cause this much of damage,” octogenarian Chandra Thangavel told VillageSquare.in. Death toll in cyclone Gaja in India's Tamil Nadu rises to 33 Source: Xinhua| 2018-11-18 20:33:00|Editor: xuxin. These projects have touched excess of 500,000 underprivileged all over Tamil Nadu, including 100,000+ students in government schools through TNF’s flagship ABC education initiative, 60,000+ victims of 2015 floods and 20,000+ victims of Cyclone Gaja in 2018. @SkymetWeather @JATINSKYMET. Two persons were killed, and over 76,000 others were evacuated in parts of Tamil Nadu as cyclone Gaja made landfall along’s the state’s coast early Friday morning. A few coastal villages in Nagapattinam district, suffered a double whammy of the cyclone and the storm surge that it caused. According to IMD deputy director S Balachandran, the system may bring “heavy rain to Chennai and coastal areas.” However, it may weaken as it nears the coast and makes landfall on Thursday afternoon, said the forecast. “The beetles attack at all stages of the trees’ growth. India. The villagers took shelter in the houses that had an upper floor. As the village lies about 2.5 km from the Nagapattinam – Vedaranyam Road, the villagers’ plight was immediately not known. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry brace for Cyclone Nivar; mount massive efforts to minimise damage In 2018, Cyclone Gaja left a trail of destruction across the Cauvery Delta region Severe cyclonic storm Gaja crossed the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday, felling several trees, damaging thatched huts and hoardings. Cyclone Gaja lay centered over Tamil Nadu, about 95 km west of Atirampattinam and 110 km east-northeast of Kodaikanal, a weather bulletin said. Though he had coconut trees, vegetables brought a daily income. The pressure is now around 977 mb and winds are gusting to 120 km/ph. The outer ring of clouds is now covering coast, Skymet said. India: Cyclone Gaja Emergency Response in Tamil Nadu- RRF No.20/2018 Format Situation Report Source. The storm surge scorched the paddy crop of Radhakrishnan Sivagnanam, whose post-cyclone yields have come down because of salinity. Chennai, Nov 15: As cyclone Gaja is set to make landfall between Pamban and Cuddalore on Thursday, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry governments have put in place several contingency measures. (as reported by Chandra-Weavers Wheel) The Gaja cyclone, a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, crossed the Tamil Nadu coast on 16th of November 2018, causing massive destruction in its wake and affecting the lives and livelihoods of fishermen, farmers and salt workers. As Tamil Nadu Braces for Cyclone Nivar, Memories of Gaja Drive Farmers, Fisherfolk Sleepless. News reports indicate that the damage caused to life and property is severe. States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh are expected to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall. All the villagers related a similar loss. New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has said that nearly one crore coconut trees have been damaged by Cyclone Gaja that hit the southern state in November, according to a report in Indian Express.Of the one crore trees, 50 lakh were uprooted entirely, the Tamil Nadu government noted. Cyclone Gaja likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm and cross TN coast today. Forgot account? We'll seek assistance from central government after assessment is done by our officials in the affected areas, ANI quoted Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami as saying. The villagers had reasonable commercial success growing coconut, paddy, groundnut, cashew and mango. Now you can clearly see that half of the eye of Cyclone Gaja has entered the coast. All the farmers earned a considerable income from mango, casuarina and cashew trees. “Even the remaining ones produced spathes after many months. Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (November 14, 2018) Location: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, India. “Tsunami also wasn’t this bad, because only seawater came. We"ll seek assistance from central govt after assessment is done by our officials in the affected areas: Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswamy pic.twitter.com/7lA4J3U1lz, #BREAKING 23 #GajaCyclone pic.twitter.com/XoPY1PZWX0. Chennai: Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry have been bracing for Cyclone Nivar. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has announced compensation worth Rs 10 lakh for the kin of deceased. Cyclone Gaja Tamil Nadu India. There is good reason to be concerned when a major tropical cyclone forms in the Bay of Bengal, he said. But the fishing and farming communities are yet to recover from the aftereffects of Cyclone Gaja which in November 2018 had claimed 45 lives and resulted in immense destruction with lakhs of trees uprooted, houses demolished and livelihoods lost. 35 people like this. #GajaCyclone is still maintaining its strength. Puducherry and parts of Kerala will be lashed with rain as well. 02:43 AM IST: 02:27 AM IST: The severe cyclonic storm Gaja made landfall in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu around 1:40 am Friday. During rehabilitation work, the panchayat was quick to address the issue, by arranging for piped drinking water supply. Chennai. This made it a Category 1 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. The 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was the most active North Indian Ocean cyclone season since 1992, with the formation of fourteen depressions and seven cyclones. Cyclone Gaja: As many as 76,290 people were evacuated from low lying areas and sheltered at over 300 relief centres in six districts including Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram and Tiruvarur. Good #rains expected over #Coimbatore, #Dindigul, #Tiruppur and #Nilgiris for next few hours, winds will also be strong. Prior to Cyclone Gaja, only a few farmers such as Ayyappan Rengaiyan (38) grew vegetables. On November 16th 2018 killer cyclone Gaja made landfall on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. 76,290 people were evacuated from low lying areas and sheltered at over 300 relief centres in six districts including Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram and Tiruvarur. Heavy rain and strong winds will push into the coast and interior in the next 4 hours, the Indian Weather Man reported. The Met department has said that it will strengthen into a cyclone. The cosatal areas of the state witnessed turbulent winds uprooting electricity poles and trees in Nagapattinam, Vedaranyam and Karaikal. The cyclone … https://t.co/qXXKjkgq5p @News18TamilNadu @ChennaiTimesTOI. Cuddalore received 8 … 36 people follow this. And so are the farmers, who cultivate vegetables for now, and hope their situation would improve in a few years. However, two elderly villagers remembered a storm surge in the early 1950s. The cyclone has been named as Gaja and it is expected to cause heavy rainfall in the state. Spoke to CM K Palaniswami regarding the situation in cyclone-affected areas of Tamil Nadu. The eye of Cyclone Gaja is now making a landfall. Eleven people have been killed in Tamil Nadu in the wake of the cyclonic storm Gaja. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with the two peaks in May and November. By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 15, 2018 11:13:24 am . Funraiser for Gaja Cyclone Relief across Tamilnadu. Watch Queue Queue. After Cyclone Gaja, Tamil Nadu sought Rs 15,000 crore from Indian central government to rebuild. Tamil Nadu is set to hit by a cyclonic storm on November 15. It is expected to make landfall later this evening. The beautiful farming and fishing villages in the areas around Vedaranyam, Velankanni, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai and Thanjavur have been severely affected. By: Express News Service | Chennai | Updated: November 17, 2018 3:13:56 am A tree uprooted by Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu on Friday. Those with severe injuries will be provided with Rs one lakh each while people who had sustained simple injuries will get Rs 25,000 as relief, he added. - India Meteorological Department (IMD). Watch Queue Queue During Cyclone Gaja's landfall, heavy rain lashed Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, and Thanjavur, uprooting trees in several regions. Radhakrishnan Sivagnanam lost his paddy crop. CHENNAI: Cyclonic storm 'Gaja' continue to spring surprises with the location of where it will make landfall continuing to change as it nears the coast. The cyclone will cross the coast of Tamil Nadu between Pamban and Cuddalore. Some have found an alternative. Gaja damages lot in delta mostly nagapattinam, thanjavur and thiruvarur. They were in for a shock again, as rhinoceros beetle damaged the saplings. Cyclone Gaja is blasting its way into Vedaranyam coast as a severe cyclonic storm. As of 5.30 am Tuesday, the cyclone was located 410 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 450 km southeast of Chennai. Though Eega Trust carried out relief work for a considerable stretch along the coast, their agricultural development work was confined to Kovilpathu village. As Tamil Nadu Braces for Cyclone Nivar, Memories of Gaja Drive Farmers, Fisherfolk Sleepless. It will take about an hour to move over land. Four teams each of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have been already deployed in Nagapattinam district, while two teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in Cuddalore district. Stefania has 7 jobs listed on their profile. Jency Samuel is a civil engineer and a journalist based at Chennai. “From one sack of groundnut seed sowed, we generally harvest 10 sacks. Severe cyclonic storm Gaja is very likely to move nearly westwards and weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours. With winds gusting up to 120 kmph and over 80,000 people being evacuated, cyclone Gaja stormed across Tamil Nadu Friday morning killing 11 people and damaging homes along the coast. Chandra Thangavel lost her entire groundnut crop. Brinjal and cluster beans are doing reasonably well,” he said. This video is unavailable. Cyclone Gaja: 7 districts in Tamil Nadu affected, 13 killed After hitting Tamil Nadu’s delta region, the Indian Meteorological Department said, the cyclonic storm moved westwards and lay centred at 8.30 am on Friday over interior Tamil Nadu . The wind speed at the time of the landfall was around 90-100 kmph. The brinjal and jasmine plants were scorched beyond salvaging. Here are the safety measures you need to take, Eye of cyclone makes landfall; storm to cross land in next hour, Cyclone Gaja closing in on Vedaranyam coast as severe cyclonic storm, Cyclone Gaja: 13 dead in Tamil Nadu, trees uprooted, transformers destroyed, Cyclone Gaja makes landfall in Tamil Nadu, 76,290 people evacuated. When Cyclone Gaja made landfall on 16 November, 2018, between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, it left a trail of destruction, uprooting nearly 50 lakh coconut trees, more than a … Heavy rain and strong winds had started in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu from early Thursday evening. Veeraramakrishnan and Visu Ramaiyan used to earn a minimum of Rs 15,000 per month from the coconut trees. The cyclonic storm will hit the Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Pamban. "The government has received information that so far 11 persons have died," he said without divulging further information. Cyclonic storm Gaja over West central and adjoining East central and Southeast Bay of Bengal moved further west and lay centre at 740 km east-northeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 840 km east-northeast of Nagappattinam Tamil Nadu on Monday morning. ABOUT GAJA CYCLONE RELIEF FUND - FOR TAMILNADU. But two years after Cyclone Gaja and the storm surge it caused, they are yet to recover from the impact. Show us some love! But the fishing and farming communities are yet to … The yield was so low that we couldn’t sell the nuts but use only for our own consumption,” he said. The wind speed at the time of the landfall was around 90-100 kmph. “The beetles can be eradicated only if all the farmers follow the suggested measures, and not a handful in isolation.”, Farmers who have planted in a few acres admitted that it was not easy to look for the beetle in every sapling and destroy it. Support our journalism by becoming a TNM Member - Click here. Cyclone Gaja is known to have killed at least 46 people in the coastal state. Large Normal life in Thanjavur NAGAPATTINAM: While Cyclone Nivar left people of the delta districts untouched, the ordeal of Cyclone Gaja, which ripped through the region in 2018, still stays afresh among the local people in Thanjavur and Nagappattinam. The Gaja cyclone that barrelled through the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu leaving in its wake a trail of destruction of monumental proportions, the death of Dravidian legend M Karunanidhi, and political churnings made 2018 an extraordinary year for the state. It is likely to intensify as a cyclone, move west-northwest towards northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh on the night of the November 14,” he said. He had been harvesting brinjals for a week, when the cyclone struck. Central University Of Tamilnadu Indian Institute Of Crops Processing Technology ... also featured in Challengers 2017-2018 list of ET Campus Stars conducted by ... She volunteered during GAJA Cyclone as a part of the medical team in helping the Delta affected areas. #GajaCycloneUpdates. Explore more on Cyclone Gaja Tamil Nadu. The 1999 Odisha Cyclone hit the land with top winds of 155 mph. The storm will cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore, south of Nagai by early hours of Friday. Cyclone Gaja Tamil Nadu 2018 . 'Gaja' that lay … Find Cyclone Gaja Tamil Nadu Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Cyclone Gaja Tamil Nadu and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Dear families in Christ Jesus, “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.” Galatians 6:10* You have been briefed about the havoc Gaja Cyclone caused in Tamil Nadu. As per Census 2011, Kovilpathu village in Vedaranyam taluk of Nagapattinam district had a population of 3,213. An approach road to the Marina Beach remains shut in Chennai on November 15, 2018, in view of the impending landfall of Cyclone Gaja late in the evening. Cyclone Gaja wreaks havoc in Tamil Nadu, claims more than 10 lives D Vincent Arockiaraj , Deepak Karthik & B Sivakumar / TNN / Updated: Nov 16, 2018, 13:43 IST Facebook Twitter Linkedin EMail It has potential to cause damage. Electricity supply was disconnected Nagapattinam and in several other coastal regions in view of the cyclone's landfall. Cyclone 'Gaja' takes a surprise U-turn, now Chennai to get heavy rains When everyone thought 'Gaja' was drifting down south, the storm took a U … “As it would take a few years for trees to grow and bear fruit, we suggested vegetable cultivation to the farmers and distributed saplings and seeds,” Mohanarajasekaran of Eega Trust, told VillageSquare.in. Chennai: Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry have been bracing for Cyclone Nivar. We did not lose our trees.”. Community See All. Read 10 key updates | Cyclone Gaja makes landfall in Tamil Nadu, 76,290 people evacuated. Eega Trust, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working in Nagapattinam district, partnered with two other NGOs, took six months to clear the fallen coconut, mango and cashew trees, and level the land in Kovilpathu village. Of the 120 coconut saplings he planted, only 40 survived the beetle attack. When Cyclone Gaja struck in November 2018, it left a trail of destruction, uprooting nearly 50 lakh coconut trees and over one lakh electricity poles. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Stalin lauds Tamil Nadu Disaster Management Authority for work to tackle cyclone, 81,948 people staying in 471 relief camps, Death toll in TN is now 23: Tamil channel, 12,000 electric poles, 102 sub power stations, 495 power conductors, 100 transformers, 500 kilometer-long power lines damaged, Assured CM Palaniswami all possible assistance from Centre: Rajnath Singh, Relief work will be taken up on a war-footing: CM Palaniswami, Rains expected over Coimbatore, Dindigul, Tiruppur and Niligiris for next few hours, Cuddalore: The rainiest place in India at present, Gaja to move in westerly direction from Dindigul, 11 killed in Tamil Nadu due to Cyclone Gaja, Heavy rain in several regions, trees uprooted, power supply cut, Gaja likely to weaken into cyclonic storm in next 6 hours, Gaja crosses Tamil and Puducherry coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranniyam, Cyclone Gaja has arrived. Cyclone Gaja is at present in northwest of Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. Once intensified, it would acquire its name ‘Nivar’, proposed by Iran. Chennai: Cyclonic storm 'Gaja' over the Bay of Bengal is set to make landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban on Thursday evening, bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu. A low pressure area formed on March 10 to the southwest of Sri Lanka, in an area with warm sea surface temperatures and low wind shear. The Gaja cyclone that barrelled through the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu leaving in its wake a trail of destruction of monumental proportions, the death of Dravidian legend M Karunanidhi, and political churnings made 2018 an extraordinary year for the state. Nagapattinam district has been heavily damaged by cyclone Gaja. It will take an hour for the cyclone to completely cross from the sea to land. After cyclone Gaja in 2018, this will be the second cyclone to cross Tamil Nadu in the last two years. But last year we harvested only four sacks,”  he told VillageSquare.in. NEW DELHI, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the cyclone that battered India's southern state of Tamil Nadu coast has reached 33, local government officials said Sunday. Cyclone Gaja, named by Sri Lanka, is the second cyclone to hit the coastal area in a month after Cyclone Titli wreaked havoc in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on October 11, killing a … Cyclone Gaja centred over Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore on Thursday evening or night, the Met said. The cyclonic storm 'Gaja' is set to make landfall in Tamil Nadu today. In total, 471 relief camps have been established in which 81,948 people are staying. Notwithstanding the allegations and the limited rainfall, farmers remain hopeful. The weak system intensified into a depression over the Bay of Bengalon November 10 and further intensified to a cyclonic storm on November 11, being classified '… “We distributed coconut saplings as part of agri development work,” said Mohanarajasekaran R, of the trust. Cyclone Gaja alert sounded in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry The IMD predicted the cyclone was likely to move towards northern Tamil Nadu … Cyclone Gaja is known to have killed at least 46 people in the coastal state. View Stefania Buta, MPH’S profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Cyclone Gaja HIGHLIGHTS: Fishing … 10 Dec 2018 Originally published 10 Dec 2018. The sea condition is likely to be rough in Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh coasts. 'Gaja' that lay over southwest and adjoining southeast and west central Bay of Bengal is about 550 km north east of Nagapattinam and is very likely to cross coast between Pamban and Cuddalore on Thursday evening … “Water is the main problem. The cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ may hit parts of Tamil Nadu on November 15. Assured all possible assistance from Centre in mitigating the situation arising due to the cyclone: Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Event: Cyclone Gaja is predicted to cross the Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore November 15. The government has announced helpline numbers 1070 (state-level) and 1077 (districts) for those who may need assistance. Given the salinity of the seawater and the coastal sludge deposited by the  storm surge, the crops wore a scorched look. Video Player Close. Not Now. The scientist has been advocating a slew of measures to overcome the problem. Veeraramakrishnan planted brinjal in half-an-acre. “They are growing the saplings in big plastic bags for one year and then transferring to the pit, which is quite effective in controlling the beetle,” said Veeraramakrishnan. The storm surge resulted in loss of crops and livestock, besides prawn and fish farms that a few villagers owned. 178 people follow this. If we had received good rains, the salinity would have reduced, but the rains were less,” said Veeraramakrishnan. With such contributions, and with the compensation of Rs 1,100 per coconut tree given by the Tamil Nadu government, all the farmers replanted coconut saplings. The cyclonic storm Gaja, named by Thailand, was currently located 840km off Chennai coast and 980km away from Sriharikota. Forming on November 5 as a low pressure system over the Gulf of Thailand, the system crossed through Southern Thailand and the Malay Peninsula and eventually crossed into the Andaman Sea. The severe cyclonic storm Gaja made landfall in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu around 1:40 am Friday. K, agricultural entomologist, Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Sikkal, the beetle proliferated since the fallen trees, which provide an ideal condition for breeding, were not removed immediately. He, however, said it is "necessary for the government machinery to act with the speed of a storm in taking up relief work.". Visu Ramaiyan (30) concurred that groundnut yield was very less last year. It is now over interior #TamilNadu, will soon weaken into a #DeepDepression and continue to move west. Nagapattinam district was the worst affected, as the cyclone made landfall there. Kovilpathu village, where most of the residents are farmers, not only lost their standing crops and trees, the storm surge made the groundwater and soil saline. Every farmer recounted a total loss. It has formed over southeast Andamans and northern part of the Andaman Sea. Women are traditionally believed to be impure during their periods. According to an agriculture department official who did not wish to be named, the farmers did not buy seed groundnut, but from wholesale traders, and that is the reason for the poor yield. | Photo Credit: M. Karunakaran 5 p.m. Farmers in seven coastal districts bore the brunt, losing their crops. Nagapattinam district has been heavily damaged by #GajaCyclone. Stalin said the "rulers," an apparent reference to the ruling AIADMK should extend "cooperation," to the State agency for its work in the wake of the cyclone making a landfall. Veeraramakrishnan normally gets a profit of Rs 4 lakh from cultivating groundnut. Tropical Cyclone "Gaja" made in Tamil Nadu, India, between Nagapattinam and Vedarannyam, on November 15, 2018, with maximum sustained winds up to 139 km/h (83 mph). Women are traditionally believed to be impure during their periods. Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. @SkymetWeather pic.twitter.com/jvNOoVwJ5w. “The yield was good. “When seawater came in during Cyclone Gaja, water was up to my neck and I swam to the next house,” said Uma Devi. Cyclone Gaja has robbed them of this income. Though the villagers knew about the cyclone warning, the storm surge caught them by surprise. Nov … Create New Account. At present it is in north west of #Dindigul #TamilNadu. The village is about a kilometre from the shore. Log In. However, the farmlands still bear the effect of the storm surge. Dear families in Christ Jesus, “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.” Galatians 6:10* You have been briefed about the havoc Gaja Cyclone caused in Tamil Nadu. Cyclone Gaja is set to make landfall in Tamil Nadu today. Crop yields have been less than usual. by Peerzada Arshad Hamid. 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