1. THE WILMA CYCLONETHE ULUI CYCLONEYASI CYCLONE THE YASI CYCLONE

2. FIRST CAME CAME THE SECOND AND THE THIRDOPENING THE GATES TOTHANE CYCLONE 3. Cause And Occurrence Thane Made Landfall Early On December 30,on The North Tamil Nadu Coast Between Cuddalore And Pondicherry And Rapidly Weakened Into A Depression.Thane Was The Strongest Cyclone Of 2011 Within The NorthIndian Ocean.Thane Initially Developed As A TropicalDisturbance Within The Monsoon Through To The West Of Indonesia.Over The Next Couple Days The DisturbanceGradually Developed Further While Moving Towards TheNorthwest.It Approached The Indian States Of Tamil NaduAnd Andhra Pradesh. 4. A GLIMPSE OF THE DEVASTATION 5. - There Were Forty Six Dead InTamil Nadu And Pondicherry.- There Were Seven Deaths InPondicherry And About ThirtyNine Were Dead In Cuddalore. 6. Several Huts And Small Houses Collapsed Main Aerial Roads Were Damaged . Uprooted Trees And Electric Posts Were StrewnAcross Streets And Pavements. The Storm Made The City Inaccessible ByDamaging Roads And Networks And The NationalDisaster Response Force And Fire And RescueServices Were Having Difficulty In Reachig TheCyclone Affected Areas. Fishing Activities Have Come To A Complete HaltIn The Affected Areas. There Was Too Much Damage Caused To BoatsAnd Nets There Was Also Damage To Plantations . 7. Tourism Was Badly Affected Due To The Cyclone As ItOccurred At The Time Of The New Year When Tamil NaduAnd Its Neighbouring Areas Are Visited By Thousands OfTourists. A Majority Of The High End Hotels And Resorts That HadInvested A Huge Amount For Publicity And Preparations WereCompelled To Cancel For New Year Parties. The Chunnambar Boat House , probably The Only RecreationPlace For Tourists Is Totally Damaged. The Boat House Which Attracts Thousands Of Tourists OnHolidays, Wore A Devastated Look With Uprooted Trees,damaged Play Equipment And Tossed Boats. The Damage Caused By The Violent Storm To TourismInfrastracture Would Take Months To Rectified. 8. As Every Disaster Brings Something New So How Can Agriculture Go Out From Its Hands.About One Lakh Hectares,especially Of Paddy,have Been Affected. Sugarcane In Six Thousand Hectares,cotton In Two Thousand Hectares And Coconut In About Five Thousand Hectares Have Been Affected. 9. The Government Has Been Very Supportive.It Provided 2.85 Crores Of Money To The People Affected By The Cyclone.Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Has Not Only Provided Thepeople With Economic Support But Also Moral Support.The Government Has Promised To Rehabiliate The Boats,huts And Houses. 10. Food Packets Were Being Provided To PeolpleAccomodated In Cyclone Shelters.The Government HasPayed Rs 2 Lakhs To The Families Of The NineVictims Of Cyclone Thane In The State.Animal Husbandary Minister Assured Fishermen ThatOfficials From The State Fisheries Department WouldEnumerate The Details Related To Damages.DamagesLike Building Collapses Would Be Taken Into AccountDuring The Enumeration And Subsequently AssistanceWould Be Provided. 11. THANK YOU :MADE BYBHARGAVI THAKUR VIII-A