Cyclone Ditwah: Puducherry on alert, flights and tourism paused

India Nov 29, 2025

Cyclone Ditwah is heading toward Puducherry, prompting the city to kick off emergency plans.
Authorities have set up relief shelters for families already affected by heavy rain—4.6cm recorded by Saturday evening—and opened emergency centers to coordinate the response.

What's being done and what's on hold

To keep things safe, 70 motor pumps are working in flood-prone spots, and thousands of sandbags are shoring up riverbanks.
Two National Disaster Response Force teams are ready if evacuations are needed.
All tourism activities are paused until Sunday evening, and IndiGo has canceled Sunday flights from Puducherry Airport.