Heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, holiday in schools in many districts

Chennai: Heavy rains lashed the coastal and interior districts of Tamil Nadu and, due to incessant rains in various parts of the state, the authorities of many districts declared Tuesday a holiday for schools. It is probable that the sky over Chennai will open during the first intense period of the northeast monsoon in the state.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted the possibility of isolated strong to very strong rains in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on 14 November.

As for the probable major rainfall activity, the IMD said that it is likely that an area of low pressure will form over the southeast of the Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours due to a cyclonic circulation in high altitude over the southeast of the Bay. of Bengal and over the South Andaman Sea.

It is likely to move to the west-northwest and concentrate into a depression over the center west of Bengal Bay around November 16.