RMC forecasts fresh cyclone over Bay of Bengal; maintains heavy rainfall alert this week for Tamil Nadu

A fresh cyclonic storm has formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal, prompting weather alerts across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and parts of south Andhra Pradesh. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday confirmed that the system, now named Cyclone ‘Ditwah’, is expected to approach the coastline by November 30.

The development comes just as another weather system, Cyclone ‘Senyar’, which intensified in the Strait of Malacca, moved away from Indian territory.

In its latest update, the IMD said Cyclone Ditwah was positioned near Pottuvil in Sri Lanka, around 700 km south-southeast of Chennai, and continues to track north-northwest (NNW).