It was scary,” said Tamil Arasan of Tambaram recounting the ordeal faced by him on Wednesday night. [35] The Southern Railways cancelled major train services and Chennai International Airport was closed until 6 December. Motorcycle producer Royal Enfield shut its Chennai offices on 1 December, as well as its plants in Thiruvotriyur and Oragadam, which had already lost the production of 4,000 motorcycles in November. Gujarat firmly stands with the people of Tamil Nadu during these testing times. [71], In Kadapa district, the rains tapered off by 18 November; preliminary estimates were that the district had sustained about ₹290 million (US$4 million) of agricultural losses. [68], On 18 April 2016, the central government approved ₹351 million (US$5 million) of additional financial assistance for Puducherry. [206] Despite voicing concern over their ability to find new jobs, many of those resettled expressed satisfaction with the new flats. [39] On 7 December, the Tamil Nadu state government announced a comprehensive relief package for those affected by the floods. Mumbai | Chennai: Cyclone Nivar has forced several automakers to shut their factories in and around the Chennai automotive belt, at a time when they are busy meeting spill over demand from the festive period. Sinha, sent 5000 litres of milk, 100,000 bottles of water, 7 tonnes of biscuits and 10 tonnes of instant noodles to Tamil Nadu on 4 December; the committee also decided to augment the nine army columns (roughly 675 troops, or 75 per column) operating in the state with an additional five columns (roughly 375 troops). With the city slowly beginning to recover, state and national health officials remained watchful against disease outbreaks, warning that conditions were right for epidemics of water-borne illnesses to occur. At Sri Kalahasti, a pilgrimage centre in the region, the Swarnamukhi River was reported to be rising. Low pressure on Bay of Bengal last week changed into cyclone and there was continuous heavy rainfall at Chennai, Cuddalore, Pondicherry and some parts of Andhra Pradesh. [190] Telugu actors, including Ravi Teja, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Mahesh Babu, Pawan Kalyan, Prabhas, and Rana Daggubati donated a further ₹3 million (US$42,060),[191] Actress Shriya Saran donated medical supplies to the affected regions in Chennai while also giving means for anyone to contribute supplies through her foundation Shree Spandana. [199] A group of Carnatic musicians including vocalists K.N. [108][109] By 4 December, the IAF had established air bridges from Meenambakkam Airport to Arakonnam and between Arakonnam and Tambaram Air Base, nearly 30 km from Chennai; it had rescued over 200 people from both locations. Chennai: Severe Cyclonic Storm Nivar has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and it is moving west-northwestards with a speed of 16kmph, as per the India Meteorological Department. Heavy rain beginning on the evening of 4 December flooded parts of Puducherry, continuing through the following morning. [37] In Puducherry, AIADMK legislator A Anbazhagan said that the government was not providing relief to affected people and had not taken any precautions, contrary to the government's assurances; he added the administration failed to promptly mobilise various essential departments and urged the territorial administration to carefully prepare a report to ensure delivery of relief to those affected. Cyclone Vardah in December 2016 knocked out an estimated 33,000 trees in Chennai city alone. [36] In Kancheepuram district, over 55,000 people had taken refuge in 237 relief camps by 5 December. [82], In Chennai, over 150,000 (150,000) street vendors sustained losses of over ₹3 billion (US$42 million). 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