Chennai: There seems to be no relief for the people in Tamil Nadu, as the Meteorological department has predicted widespread rainfall across the state for the next couple of days. Abeit decline in rainfall in Chennai and nearby districts like Chengelpet, water is yet to recede from parts of the state capital.
As heavy rain continued to batter parts of Tamil Nadu, Director General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu late on Tuesday night sent out a video message urging people to be indoors.
Sylendra Babu in the video listed the dos and don’ts and appealed to people not to let their children go out to unsafe places. He asked people to be cautious of lightning and thundershowers. He also asked them to refrain from using TV when there is a thunderstorm to avoid any untoward incident.
The government has declared holiday for schools and colleges on November 10 and 11 in Chennai and eight other districts. Five people have died due to rain-related incidents and over 270 huts and 70 houses have been damaged.
A low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is very likely to concentrate into a depression soon and bring widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu for the next couple of days, the Meteorological department said.
Today, heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall is likely in specific regions of Tamil Nadu, and neighbouring Union Territory areas of Puducherry and Karaikal.
More rain is predicted for Chennai and its suburbs on Wednesday and Thursday. Thunderstorm with moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Tanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ranipet, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Perambalur and Tiruchirapalli districts within the next 1-2 hours, the Meteorological department said.
Parts of Tamil Nadu have been receiving heavy rainfall since Saturday, turning out to be one of the heaviest in recent years.
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