Heavy downpour triggered by very severe cyclonic storm Nivar lashed Puducherry and its suburbs on Thursday, uprooting trees, damaging electric poles and leaving several areas inundated.
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, who visited the rain-ravaged areas in and around this town on Thursday told reporters that Puducherry recorded 23 cm rainfall. He said there were no deaths reported due to the cyclone.
‘Very severe’ cyclonic storm Nivar made landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of Thursday and weakened into ‘severe’ storm after moving northwestwards.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel clear uprooted trees in Kamaraj Nagar area of Puducherry. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ ANI)
Waterlogging in parts of Chennai city following overnight rainfall due to cyclone Nivar. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ ANI)
CM V Narayanasamy visits different areas to assess the damage by cyclone Nivar. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ ANI) 
Fishermen in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu experience less than expected damage from cyclone Nivar. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ ANI)
Residents park their vehicles on a flyover before the landfall of Cyclone Nivar, at Velachery in Chennai on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
Strong winds at a coastal area before the landfall of Cyclone Nivar, in Mamallapuram on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
Rough sea due to strong winds at a coastal area before the landfall of Cyclone Nivar, in Mamallapuram on Wednesday. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
Centre of Cyclone Nivar crossed the coast near Puducherry during 11:30 pm of 25th Nov to 2:30 am of 26th Nov.  (Photo Credit: Twitter/ ANI)
Rainfall continues in Puducherry after landfall. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ ANI)
Waterlogging in parts of Chennai city following overnight rainfall due to cyclonic storm Nivar. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ ANI)
Police personnel manage traffic on a road during heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Nivar, in Chennai on Tuesday, (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)