Cyclone Nivar developed over the Bay of Bengal and made landfall on the coast of Puducherry around 2.30 am Thursday with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph. Cyclone Nivar LATEST Updates. It is likely to hit Tamil Nadu coast by midweek. Meanwhile, a senior scientist in the Indian Meteorological Department, RK Genmani, said that another low-pressure area is forming in the Bay of Bengal, likely to turn into a cyclone soon. It is expected to move in westward and intensify further into a very severe cyclone soon. State puts preparatory mechanism in motion for Bay of Bengal cyclone However, the models suggest it would develop into a cyclone and is likely to take a … Cyclone Gati in the Arabian sea intensified in a severe cyclone. Cyclone Nivar disrupted normal life in Puducherry, neighbouring Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. PTI; Last Updated: April 28, 2020, 22:26 IST; FOLLOW US ON: NEW DELHI: Heavy rains lashed Chennai, Puducherry as well as parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as Cyclone Nivar closed in over Bay of Bengal… This cyclone has been named Burwee by the Maldives. However, monitoring continues on this cyclone and may come into effect in early December. As per the IMD, another fresh cyclone is brewing over the sea in the same region of the Nivar over the Bay of Bengal. Southern Railway resumes suburban train services. Cyclone Nivar: How Tamil Nadu is bracing for another storm Cyclone Nivar: The Bay of Bengal will see its second Severe Cyclone of the year, after Super Cyclone Amphan formed in May. The Southern Railway has resumed the suburban train services on a limited basis, The Hindu reported.The press release said, "The Workmen Suburban train services, which was suspended earlier in view of Cyclone Nivar, would be operated from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m." The earlier list of names for cyclones, formulated by meteorological departments of eight countries in 2004, will exhaust after one more cyclone develops in the north Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea. The well-marked low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal will intensify into a depression by tomorrow morning and subsequently into a cyclone …