In response to the Cyclone alert issued by the Indian Meteorological Department, the district collector has declared holidays for all educational institutions in the NTR district on December 4 and 5. The collector’s directive also indicates that schools may need to make up for these holidays by utilizing upcoming Second Saturdays if there is a deficiency of 220 working academic days.
The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) reported that Cyclone ‘Michaung’ is anticipated to make landfall in the west-central Bay of Bengal, off the south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts, by the forenoon of December 4. In response to this, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 21 teams for rescue and relief operations. These details were shared during the second NCMC meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Sunday. The meeting aimed to assess the preparedness of state governments, as well as central ministries and departments, for the approaching cyclone ‘Michaung’ in the Bay of Bengal.
The Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) provided the committee with an update on the present status of the cyclonic storm ‘Michaung’.
