Name of cyclone 'Vardah' was suggested by Pakistan
The name of the cyclonic storm 'Vardah', which is currently present over the Bay of Bengal, had been suggested by Pakistan. Vardah, which means 'red rose' in Urdu, is likely to hit the coast of northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh on Monday afternoon. The last cyclone that hit Chennai was 'Nada', whose name was suggested by Oman.