CHENNAI: With the severe cyclonic storm
Thane’s landfall along the city’s northern coastline certain, the situation at
the 14 odd fishing hamlets along the Chennai and Tiruvallur districts has
changed dramatically since Wednesday evening. Male members of the fishing
community have been asked to stay in group in every hamlet to meet any
emergency due to gusty winds and torrential rain brought by cyclone Thane.
Speaking to Express from Thalankuppam, one of the vulnerable fishing hamlets
near Ennore creek, Mahesh, a local fishermen said that the situation has
changed dramatically inside his hamlet since evening as all reports from
weathermen predict a certain landfall of the severe cyclonic storm near the
city.
“Local
officials and village administrative officers (VAOs) are in constant touch with
the village heads from the fishing hamlets and male members of the community
are asked to stay alert till the threat reduces,” Mahesh added.
Fishermen also revealed that a cyclone as severe as Thane, during the Tamil
month of Margazhi is a very rare phenomenon.
“There was a
cyclone landfall in the mid-1990s which brought heavy rainfall to Chennai and
adjacent areas. We heard from our ancestors that a cyclone during Margazhi is
always a dangerous one,” Desingh, a young fisherman from Kasimedu said.
Most fishermen are now glued to their radio and television sets for periodic
weather updates. Meanwhile, a huge wave at the Marina Beach created a scare on
Wednesday as the water reached the service lane of Kamaraj Salai. Though it
receded, a big pool of water remained on the beach. The Met office described it
a swell wave. About a metre high swell wave could inundate parts of Chennai,
Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Villupuram districts.
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