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Ten Puducherry fishermen were yet to return to the shore. It directed the fishermen not to venture into the sea and insisted those fishing presently to return to the shore at the earliest. “We will use the central kitchen if required,” he said.He said the government would initiate action against officials if they failed to respond to the emergency calls made by the people. They would reach the shore soon, said Shahjahan.The Puducherry government set up a control room (toll-free 1070 or 1077) (0413 2253407 ) to enable the people to seek assistance in case of eventualities. CHENNAI: Cyclone Gaja , which was situated 730km away from Chennai coast around noon on Monday and is expected to make landfall between Nagapattinam and Chennai on Thursday, is likely to bring light to moderate rain to north Tamil Nadu on Tuesday and will cause light to moderate rain or thunder showers at many places in the area on Wednesday.As the cyclone will cause wind of 35kmph to 50kmph, the India Meteorological Department has advised fishermen not to venture into the Andaman Sea in next 12 hours..