Cyclone Ockhi that battered Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the last two days has finally moved beyond the coast of Lakshwadweep. Ockhi will now recurve towards the coast of Gujarat. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan entrusted chief secretary K M Abraham with the task of preparing a memorandum in this regard, chief minister office (CMO) sources said. Chief Minister K Palaniswami made the request as he discussed the situation with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh . As many as 531 fishermen, stranded in the choppy waters off the Kerala and the Lakshadweep coasts due to Cyclone Ockhi, have been rescued, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today.

Source: India Today December 02, 2017 16:38 UTC