The IMD reported that the remnant of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, now a deep depression, is moving northwards at 10 kmph along the Tamil Nadu–Puducherry–Andhra coasts. Heavy rain has lashed several districts, causing flooding, crop damage, and three rain-related deaths in Tamil Nadu
A man walks along the shore amid rough sea conditions due to Cyclone Ditwah, in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Pic/PTI
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 km northeast of Puducherry (India), 150 km northeast of Cuddalore (India), 200 km south-southeast of Nellore (India)," as cited by news agency ANI.
The IMD further stated that the minimum distance of the centre of cyclone Ditwah's remnants from the coasts of north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is approximately 40 km.
The weather agency has also predicted that the deep depression (remnant of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah) will likely move slowly northwards parallel to the North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and South Andhra Pradesh coasts and weaken into a depression during the next 12 hours.
Weather agency IMD further added that "the minimum distance of the centre of the deep depression from the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts is about 40 km. It is very likely to move slowly northwards parallel to the North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and South Andhra Pradesh coasts and weaken into a depression during the next 12 hours. The system will be centred over the southwest & adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal within a minimum distance of 30 km from the Chennai coast by noon of today, the 01st December," as cited by news agency ANI.
Meanwhile, heavy rains earlier on Monday lashed Tiruvallur and other districts of Tamil Nadu in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.
Furthermore, besides Tiruvallur, several different parts of the state also witnessed intense rainfall after the cyclone made landfall.
Additionally, flooding in the Manangkondan River in the Nagapattinam district cut off road access to Karuppapulam village. As a result, more than 100 acres of paddy fields were submerged, causing extensive agricultural losses, reported ANI.
Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran earlier mentioned that three people have died in rain-related incidents caused by Cyclone Ditawh in Tamil Nadu.
(With inputs from ANI)
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