A total of 1,29,178 fishing families across 12 coastal districts will benefit, receiving Rs 2,580 crores in financial aid. This reinstated scheme reaffirms the government's continued support for the fishermen and the aquaculture sector.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai said that intense rain spell is expected to continue in the north coastal districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday due to Cyclone Fengal's impact.
As Cyclone Fengal approaches the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, many coastal areas have experienced changes in weather, including high tides and rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported.
Speaking to ANI, Dr S Balachandran said, "...Mostly coastal districts, the crossing point is between Karaikal to Mahabalipuram near Puducherry, so, all along the coastal districts, the impact will be more. There will be wind and rainfall. Today the wind speed was 50-60 kmph and gusting to 70
With Cyclonic Storm 'Fengal' approaching the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, a senior IMD official said that there was will be fairly widespread moderate rainfall in most of the parts of the state.
Coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are likely to experience heavy rainfall over the next few days, with weather officials urging residents to remain vigilant. Fishermen have been advised to avoid venturing into the Bay of Bengal due to rough sea conditions.
Even though Cyclone Asna has mostly left Sindh behind, Balochistan may still have thundershowers with heavy rainfall along its coastal districts until Sunday night, according to a senior official at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Dawn reported.
In an initiative aimed at saving lives during cyclones and mitigating problems of people, the Gujarat government has built 76 multipurpose cyclone shelters (MPCS) in coastal districts
Hyderabad (Telangana) May 11 (ANI): Heavy to very heavy rainfall warning has been issued along the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh in the wake of cyclone Asani, a senior IMD official has said.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): Under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm 'Asani', some coastal districts of Odisha are expected to receive heavy rainfall from May 10 onwards.