Rescue and relief teams of the army and navy, along with ships and aircraft, have been kept ready on standby in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as Cyclone Mandous brews over the Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone Nivar will make landfall as "severe cyclonic storm" between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry tomorrow with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph. NDRF teams have been deployed in the affected states.