Puducherry: Iconic pier at Rock beach collapses due to high waves following depression over Bay of Bengal

New Delhi, Mar 06: The iconic pier at Puducherry's Rock beach collapsed partially due to high waves as a result of deep depression over the Bay of Bengal on Saturday.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a depression has formed over southwest Bay of Bengal and is moving nearly southwestwards with a speed of about 7 kmph during the past six hours. It has centred over the same region, about 310 km north-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 260 km east-northeast of Nagappattinam, 270 km east-southeast of Puducherry, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday.