Chennai, Nov 12
Following heavy rains on Monday night and early Tuesday morning, the District Collector of Chennai has declared a holiday for all schools in the district.
Chennai District Collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade informed the media that schools in Chennai will be closed on November 12, due to the intense rainfall.
However, colleges in the district will continue to function as usual. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a yellow alert until November 15 for 16 districts in Tamil Nadu, warning of continued rainfall.
A low-pressure area that formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal on Monday is expected to bring heavy rains, particularly impacting the state’s coastal districts.
According to the weather department, this low-pressure system developed due to cyclonic circulation over the southwest Bay of Bengal, extending up to 5.8 km above sea level, and is tilting southwestward.
It is projected to move toward the Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka coasts in the next two days. The RMC has forecast heavy rains with thunderstorms in the districts of Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Villupuram, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, and Thoothukudi.
Further, heavy rains are expected on November 14 and 15 in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, The Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Theni, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari.