With Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) assuming alarming proportions, authorities have drawn flak form the farmers for their ineffective tackling of the situation.

A depression in bay of Bengal and the consequent cloudy weather is likely to induce a rise in the night temperatures during the next couple of days after a pleasant chill during the last few days.

Nov 15:    The India Met Department has apparently withdrawn the outlook for a further intensification of the depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal. 

Hyderabad: The Met office has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema regions from Friday night.

Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) of the cattle is reaching epidemic proportions in the State, leading to death of about 1200 bovines including buffalos. A shanty was closed in north-west Tamil Nadu and Animal Husbandry officials are working closely with local communities to contain the disease.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal - 609 603 Agromet Advisory Bulletin (AAB) for KARAIKAL District

CHENNAI : 14th November 2013 Northern parts of Tamil Nadu is in for a few days of wet spell as a depression in the southwestern Bay of Bengal seems to move towards the coast between Chennai and Nagapattinam.

 Oct 28, 2013 If National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has its way, fishermen along the Tamil Nadu coast can sail just a few kilometres into the sea once in a few months and return with a catch of 10 tonnes. 

Oct 23, 2013 SALEM/ CHENNAI/ THANJAVUR: It's early days, but the northeast monsoon is shaping up well. With rainfall well spread across the state, especially in the catchment areas of the Mettur Dam and the Cauvery delta, the PWD downed the Mettur dam shutters on Tuesday. The temporary closure is likely to extend for a week, a senior PWD official said.

20th October 2013  The intermittent showers have saved the paddy fields of Vedaranyam, but have left telltale marks on  acres of salt pans here.  With rains lashing at different stages of the production season, manufacturers were forced to abort production.