Chennai, November 18 : .The India Meteorological Department has kept the red alert in Chennai (and adjoining districts) on Thursday due to heavy rainfalls. The IMD reports that a depression was formed above SouthWest Bay of Bengal on Thursday morning.It is located 310km southeast of Chennai.
An IMD statement stated that the storm could move northeastwards to cross North TN and South Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to the weather bureau, Chennai will experience a heavy rainfall spell with heavy rains in many places.
The weather department also forecast very heavy rains in South Tamil Nadu.
Tiruppur saw the most rainfall in Tamil Nadu, with 20 cm recorded on Thursday morning.
Heavy rains continue to batter Puducherry, Karaikal and other educational institutions.Fire, police, and rescue services have all been active.
For any emergency, one company from the NDRF was also posted to the revenue control area.
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Rangasamy, Puducherry’s Chief Minister, stated that everything is in control and that the government of the territory is closely monitoring weather conditions.All the departments of government are cooperating with one another and back-ups are available.
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