This paper presents an overview of the Thane cyclone, 2011 in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the natural disaster. The cyclone is mainly raised from the North East monsoon period of December. The cyclone was originated on 30th December then the cyclone was passed through Puducherry to Cuddalore, The cyclone damaged much in Puduchery and Cuddalore, district. Every year flood or cyclones affects in Tamil Nadu, The earlier cyclone namely Nisha, Jall, and now Thane. The ‘Thane’ name is given simply by weather reporters so as to reach the people easily. "The very severe damaged cyclonic storm 'THANE' (Dec 30th 2011) over southwest Bay of Bengal moved further westward and crossed north Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Puducherry between 6.30 and 7.30 am . It had the speed of 140 kph was recorded during this period. Power production at the Lignite Neyveli Corporation was affected as the mines were submerged. Puducherry was cut off from the neighbouring districts of Villupuram and Cuddalore, in Tamil Nadu. It has caused to fell several trees across the roads due to the impact of gale. This study is analyzed the damage occurred by Thane and sustainable development from thane. The cyclone details were collected from secondary sources of information.
