Thirteen-year-old Masilamani collected sand, gravel and other materials lying scattered at various points in his village and after mixing them with cement, filled the pothole and other damaged portions of the road in Sendhanatham in neighbouring Villianoor.
The second tropical cyclone post-monsoon, ‘Mandous’ has evoked much curiosity behind its name and origin already and one might further wonder how cyclones are different from hurricanes or typhoons.
The member nations who name such storms are a part of the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations economic and social commission for Asia Pacific panel (WMO/ESCAP) on tropical cyclones.