The Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centred about 770 km east-southeast of chennai and 690 km east south east of Karaikal.<br />''<br />''According to the IMD, heavy rains are predicted to lash Puducherry, Karaikal and and 13 districts of Tamil Nadu including Villupuram and Cuddalore from December 7-9 th under the influence of a cyclonic circulation.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the Puducherry Chief Minister Rengasamy convened an emergency meeting with Revenue and other line departments to review the preparedness to meet out the challenges posed by the cyclone .<br />''<br />''While talking to the media the District Collector Vallavan said that 248 relief camps are readied in Puducherry and Karaikal. 167 shelters have been set up in Puducherry to accommodate the people shifted from flood prone areas. For any emergency people can call toll free lines 1070, 1077 he added.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea till 10 th December. Two (2) NDRF Teams deployed, one in Puducherry and one in Karaikal. One more team is expected to arrive soon.</span>