Dr Abdulla Al Mandous, Director General of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) in the UAE, has been elected as the new President of WMO for a four-year term from 2023 to 2027 with 98 votes.
In a move to provide immediate relief to over 28,000 FCV Tobacco farmers affected by Cyclone Mandous in Andhra Pradesh, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal accorded approval for Rs 28.11 crore to extend the special interest-free loan of Rs 10,000 to each member of Tobacco Board
Surveying the scene of the collapse of buildings due to Cyclone 'Mandous' at Tirupati Bandaru Nagar on Monday night, local MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy on Tuesday spoke to the affected families and promised adequate assistance from the government.
Still reeling under the aftermath of Cyclone 'Mandous', Hyderabad is likely to receive isolated spells of light to moderate rainfall at a few locations in the city, the Meteorological Centre Hyderabad has informed.
The low-pressure area (remnant of the cyclonic storm "Mandous" pronounced as "Man-Dous") over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining South Interior Karnataka and north Kerala has weakened, said India Meteorological Department on Sunday.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary (CS) KS Jawahar Reddy directed the collectors of their respective districts to take up the enumeration process to estimate the damage after the rainwater is removed.
The Depression (remnant of the cyclonic storm "Mandous" pronounced as "Man-Dous") over north Tamil Nadu moved nearly west-southwestwards during the past six hours, weakened further and lay as a Low-Pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu and neighbourhood on Saturday evening.
The leaders of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), including MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy and local officials, visited the cyclone Mandous-affected placed in Andhra Pradesh after the logged water due to torrential rainfalls in the region submerged residences here in south coasta
"Today I inspected South Chennai Kottivakkam, Injambakkam areas. I spoke with fishermen community and distributed relief materials. Now I have come to North Chennai Kasimedu", Stalin said.