Cyclone Vardah: Holiday declared in some parts of Tamil Nadu on December 12

December 11, 2016 19:37

In the wake of the upcoming danger posed by cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu, the National Disaster Response Force has deployed five teams in Andhra Pradesh and six in Tamil Nadu as a precautionary measure.

"NDRF has taken adequate precautions to pre-position its teams. We have pre-positioned five teams in Andhra Pradesh, one in Tada, one in Sullurupeta, one in Ongole, one in Chittoor district, and six in Tamil Nadu," said RK Pachnanda, Director General, NDRF.

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