Chennai, The Indian Army is ready to assist theTamil Nadu and Puducherry governments to tackle Cyclonic
storm Nivar, which will cross the coast during midnight today.A Defence release here said the 12 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) teams and two Engineer Task Force units are ready for deployment by the Indian Army to face the Cyclone. “The Army is ready to assist the government and the civil
administration in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to face CycloneNivar, maintaining communication with concerned officials”, it said. Indian Navy is also closely monitoring its movement. Headquarters, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area is in constant touch with the State Admin officials to render assistance as required. Ships, aircraft, rescue and diving teams have been kept standby,it said.