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Sri Lanka Deputy Minister meets Stalin, thanks him for Cyclone Ditwah relief

Sri Lanka Deputy Minister meets Stalin, thanks him for Cyclone Ditwah relief

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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin meeting Sundaralingam Pradeep, Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, Government of Sri Lanka, on Friday | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Sundaralingam Pradeep, Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, Government of Sri Lanka, met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday (December 19, 2025) and thanked him for providing assistance to those affected by Cyclone Ditwah in the island country. Mr. Stalin had, on December 6, 2025, flagged off 950 tonnes of relief materials aboard two Indian Navy vessels from the Chennai and Thoothukudi ports to support people affected by the cyclone. Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam, Ganesanathan Geethiswaran, Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka, and senior officials were among those present at the meeting. Separately, office-bearers of various associations of persons with disabilities called on Mr. Stalin and thanked him for providing representation to persons with disabilities through nominations in local bodies. Published – December 19, 2025 06:42 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to …

Cyclone Ditwah impact: IAF airlifts 65-tonne Bailey Bridge to Colombo amid India’s efforts to aid Sri Lanka

Cyclone Ditwah impact: IAF airlifts 65-tonne Bailey Bridge to Colombo amid India’s efforts to aid Sri Lanka

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Image shared by the Defence Ministry shows IAF personnel involved in the coordinated rescue, medical, and relief operations to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of cyclone Ditwah. Credit: X/@SpokespersonMoD As India continued to extend its humanitarian assistance to cyclone-battered Sri Lanka under “Operation Sagar Bandhu”, a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) airlifted a 65-tonne Bailey Bridge from Hindan to Colombo. A Bailey bridge is a portable, prefabricated modular structure, commonly used in flood-hit areas to reconnect two separated regions. The visuals shared by the Ministry of Defence shows the IAF personnel involved in the coordinated rescue, medical, and relief operations in the aftermath of cyclone Ditwah which has claimed the lives of at least 479 people as of Wednesday (December 3) evening. Op Sagar Bandhu | 03 Dec 25 An Indian Air Force C-17 has airlifted a 65-ton Bailey Bridge from Hindan to Colombo, boosting ongoing HADR efforts in Sri Lanka. While @NDRFHQ teams continued life-saving operations, @IAF_MCC Mi-17 V5 helicopters carried out sustained missions,… pic.twitter.com/QjafKYYJhZ …

After pounding north Tamil Nadu, remnant of Cyclone Ditwah drifts inland; city to get light rain today

After pounding north Tamil Nadu, remnant of Cyclone Ditwah drifts inland; city to get light rain today

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A sheet of stagnated rainwater at Ennore Manali Express Highway on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam For the third consecutive day, the remnant of cyclone Ditwah continued to pound parts of north Tamil Nadu, particularly Chennai and Tiruvallur districts, on Wednesday (December 3, 2025). The system is likely to weaken into a low-pressure area by Thursday (December 4, 2025). As the circulation is slowly moving inland, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a yellow alert for Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, and four south coastal districts, including Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari, indicating heavy rainfall on Thursday. Chennai, however, will likely experience only light to moderate showers. Torrential rain The system brought rainfall to areas along its path as it drifted inland. Ennore was battered by torrential rain for the third day in a row, recording 15 cm by 6 p.m. on Wednesday (December 3, 2025). The locality had accumulated nearly 56 cm over three days. Various parts of Chennai, including Puzhal (5 cm), Villivakkam (4 cm), and Tiruninravur (3 cm) received moderate to heavy rainfall till 6 …

All schools in Puducherry shut due to heavy rain from Cyclone Ditwah

All schools in Puducherry shut due to heavy rain from Cyclone Ditwah

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In view of the heavy rainfall warning caused by Cyclone Ditwah, Education Minister A. Namachivayam announced that all government, government-aided, and private schools in Puducherry will be closed today. The statement said: “Due to heavy rain warning, all government and government-aided schools and private schools in Puducherry will be declared holiday tomorrow (03/12/25), Wednesday.” Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu districts in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, as heavy rains triggered by Cyclone Ditwah hit the state. According to the red nowcast warning, the IMD predicted heavy rainfall spells of more than 15 mm per hour, accompanied by moderate thunderstorms with maximum wind speeds of 40-60 kmph. In view of the heavy rain forecast, the IMD called for a complete suspension of fishing operations over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, along and off Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, south coastal Andhra Pradesh, north Sri Lanka, the Gulf of Mannar, and the Comorin area until morning. Additionally, schools and colleges across Tiruvallur, Chennai, and Kancheepuram districts …

Cyclone Ditwah impact: India sends mobile field hospital, over 70 medical personnel to Sri Lanka

Cyclone Ditwah impact: India sends mobile field hospital, over 70 medical personnel to Sri Lanka

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India’s medical aid in the wake of the damage caused by cyclone Ditwah arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (December 3, 2025), the Sri Lankan President’s office said in a statement. The supplies included advanced medical equipment and field hospitals. “An Indian Air Force C-17A aircraft carrying urgent medical assistance arrived in Sri Lanka last evening (December 2, 2025). The consignment comprised critical medicine, advanced medical equipment and deployable field facilities to support the country’s ongoing rescue and relief operations,” the statement said. Also read | Ditwah LIVE Santhosh Jha, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka handed over the relief materials to Major General Tiral de Silva of the Sri Lankan Army, the statement said. “The cargo also includes two fully equipped field hospitals designed for rapid deployment in emergency zones. One of these units is scheduled to be established in Welimada to support ongoing humanitarian operations. In addition, India has dispatched 73 medical professionals, including doctors, physicians, anaesthesiologists and other specialised personnel, to provide on-ground medical support where most needed,” the statement added. Deaths …

Remnants of cyclone Ditwah near TN-Pondy coasts cause spells of rain

Remnants of cyclone Ditwah near TN-Pondy coasts cause spells of rain

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Several parts in Tamil Nadu including Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, and Ranipet continued to receive moderate downpour on Monday due to the remnants of the cyclonic storm Ditwah that remained close to Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts. The continuous rainfall caused waterlogging in many areas.(ANI Video Grab) The system, which weakened into a deep depression, will further weaken and the remnants could cause rain, the IMD said. It is likely to remain stationary as a weakened system for the next 24 hours. With the continuous downpour leading to the cancellation of ten flights from here, causing waterlogging in many areas, and affecting the districts, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin held a meeting with the collectors and took stock of the situation arising due to the impact of the cyclone. He enquired with the Cauvery delta district collectors and Agriculture Department officials on the damage caused to the standing crop due to heavy rainfall. As spells of rain continued throughout the day, the Greater Chennai Corporation said it has kept 103 boats on standby to be …

Cyclone Ditwah: Modi speaks to Sri Lankan Prez, assures India’s continued support

Cyclone Ditwah: Modi speaks to Sri Lankan Prez, assures India’s continued support

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Published on: Dec 01, 2025 10:47 pm IST PM Modi assured Sri Lankan President of India’s continued support to the island nation under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, providing rescue and relief to distressed persons New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of India’s continued support for people in the island nation affected by Cyclone Ditwah. Rescue and evacuation operation underway as part Operation Sagar Bandhu in Sri Lanka. (@IndiainSL) India’s humanitarian assistance for Sri Lanka figured in a telephone conversation between Modi and Dissanayake. The PM expressed his heartfelt condolences on the loss of lives and widespread devastation in Sri Lanka in the wake of the cyclone, according to an Indian government readout. Modi assured Dissanayake of “India’s continued support to Sri Lanka under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, providing rescue and relief to distressed persons”, the readout said. Modi also said India, in keeping with its Mahasagar vision and its role as the “first responder” in the region, will extend all assistance in the coming …

Cyclone Ditwah weakens into deep depression, moves northwards along TN coast

Cyclone Ditwah weakens into deep depression, moves northwards along TN coast

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the deep depression, the remnant of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, currently centred over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts, has now slowly started to move northwards at a speed of 10 kmph in the past six hours. According to IMD, it was centred at 5:30 am over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of the west-central Bay of Bengal and the North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry & South Andhra Pradesh coasts, reported ANI.  The IMD while highlighting the movement of Cyclone Ditwah asserted, “The Deep Depression (Remnant of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah) over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts moved northwards with the speed of 10 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 01st December 2025 over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of westcentral Bay of Bengal, North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry & South Andhra Pradesh coasts, near latitude 12.8degN and longitude 80.6degE, about 50 km east-southeast of Chennai (India), 130 …

Cyclone Ditwah: Nellore, Tirupati continue to receive light rain on December 1

Cyclone Ditwah: Nellore, Tirupati continue to receive light rain on December 1

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Owing to the severe Ditwah cyclone continuing in the Bay of Bengal and the warnings issued by the authorities fishermen at Kothapatnam seashore in Prakasam district are preparing to move their boats and nets to a safe location. | Photo Credit: Kommuri Srinivas A day after recording heavy to very heavy rainfall under the influence of cyclonic storm, Ditwah, SPSR Nellore district continued to receive light rain on Monday (December 1, 2025). Much of the rainfall activity caused by the cyclone in Andhra Pradesh is confined to Nellore district. According to A.P. State Development Planning Society, Kodavalur recorded 22.5 mm rainfall, Nellore Rural 20.5 mm, Nellore city 11.25 mm between 8.30 a.m. and 12 p.m. A few stations in Tiruapti also received light rainfall below 15 mm during the period on Monday (December 1, 2025). The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Tirupati and SPSR Nellore districts and a yellow alert for Prakasam, Bapatla, West Godavari and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema on Monday (December 1, 2025) as heavy to very heavy …

Cyclone Ditwah weakens near Tamil Nadu coast, but heavy rainfall and disruption continue | Chennai News

Cyclone Ditwah weakens near Tamil Nadu coast, but heavy rainfall and disruption continue | Chennai News

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Cyclone Ditwah weakened into a deep depression late Sunday, but not before leaving a trail of destruction across Sri Lanka and triggering widespread rainfall and disruptions across Tamil Nadu and adjoining coastal regions. The system hovered over the southwest Bay of Bengal and passed within 20 kilometers of the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coastline by early Monday, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC). The weakening storm follows a catastrophic landfall in Sri Lanka, where the death toll climbed to 334, with more than 300 people still missing, local disaster management authorities said. India has deployed assistance for ongoing rescue and relief operations there. Across Tamil Nadu, intermittent showers intensified through Sunday, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red warning for the coastal districts of Cuddalore, Chennai, Puducherry and parts of Andhra Pradesh. Extremely heavy rain is likely over the next 24 hours, especially in districts such as Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Chengalpattu and Ranipet. Winds could gust up to 80 kmph, and the IMD has advised fishermen to avoid sea travel until …