It is primarily populated by a significant Latin Catholic community whose main occupation revolves around fishing. Currently, the village is home to 150 fishing families who derive their primary livelihood from the abundant local marine life.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission on Friday to protect the state's natural resources in addition to restoring them in the long term.
The India Meteorological Department said Cyclone Mandous is 460 km southeast of Karaikal and 580 km from Chennai. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rain is very likely over Chennai and other districts of Tamil Nadu during the next two days.