Sonic Boom Makes Kumbakonam People Panic
The sonic boom is a noise similar to thunder. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound: Air Force officials
By : g. srinivasan
Update: 2026-01-20 16:50 GMT
THANJAVUR: People in the Kumbakonam area panicked on hearing a loud sound on Tuesday morning. People said the sound was heard twice.
However, Kumbakonam tahsildar Poongodi said it was the sonic boom of a training jet plane from the Air Force Station at Thanjavur. She appealed to the people not to panic.
Air Force officials said the sonic boom is a noise similar to thunder. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound, they explained.