<span style="color: #222222;">The Regional Meterological Centre Chennai said that Cyclone NIVAR is centered at 440 kilometers from Puducherry and 470 kilo meters from Chennai.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''As the cyclone comes closer to the coast , Puducherry and Karaikal regions begins to receive rains from today morning onwards.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''AIR correspondent reports, in puducherry, Nonankuppam, Mudaliyarpet, Gorimedu and other coastal and sub urban areas witnessed moderate rain today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The Union Territory Administration has setting up 80 relief centres and control rooms in all the departments and made war-foot arrangements for the rehabilitation of people in low-lying areas.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''All shops and other establishments have been asked to close business today evening as safety measure. Schools are closed for today and tomorrow.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Chief Minister Narayanasamy ordered to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply and instructed the electricity department to be ready to restore power supply in case of disruption with in 12 hours.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''To assist the District administration in the relief activities, 2 teams of National Disaster Relief Force to Puducherry and one team to Karaikal, each consisting of 20 members deployed.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''As a precautionary measure the southern railway cancelled some train services partially on 25th, i.e. tomorrow. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Mayiladuturai – Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Special train partially cancelled between Mayiladuturai and Tiruchchirappalli, Puducherry – Bhubaneswar Special train partially cancelled between Puducherry and Chenni Egmore,  Puducherry – Howrah Superfast Special partially cancelled between Puducherry and Villuppuram, Ernakulam – Karaikal Special train partially cancelled between Tiruchchirappalli and Karaikal, Bhubaneswar – Puducherry special train partially cancelled between Chennai Egmore and Puducherry tomorrow.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Cyclone Nivar is expected to landfall between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts i.e. between Karaikal and Mamallapuram by tomorrow 25 th November evening.</span><br />