New Delhi, Nov 25 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said that the super cyclonic storm Niwar is very likely to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry during mid-night of November 25 and early hours of 26 as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph.

In a statement, the IMD further said that severe cyclonic storm NIVAR over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 11 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST on Wednesday over southwest Bay of Bengal about 240 km east-southeast of Cuddalore, about 250 km east southeast of Puducherry and 300 km south southeast of Chennai. It is very likely to intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm during next six hours.