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Java tsunami causes ripples

Special Correspondent

CUDDALORE: The earthquake-triggered tsunami near the Java islands caused some ripples in Cuddalore on Monday. When the news about the tsunami started trickling in, the official machinery was put on alert.

There was a flurry of activity in the fishermen community to find out whether any unusual behaviour of the sea was noticed anywhere. P. Ekambaram, Thevanampattinam Councillor, said the fishermen found the sea rough in the past couple of days. However, they attributed this to the change of wind direction at this time and there were no apprehensions that it would assume the monstrous proportions of tidal waves.

Having experienced the tsunami tragedy in December 2004, the fishermen are not taking chances and are keeping a vigil. The life in the temporary shelters went on as usual but for the frequent references to the possibility of re-visitation of tsunami.

District Collector Gagandeep Singh Bedi told The Hindu that the Central Government had ruled out the possibility of the tsunami hitting the Indian coast. The Commissioner for Relief and Rehabilitation too had confirmed it. However, the Collector had put on alert the revenue officials and the police personnel.

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