While a holiday has been declared for schools and colleges for today, decision will be taken further if the rain continues.
Tamil Nadu Schools Shut: Schools and colleges in various areas of Tamil Nadu are shut due to overnight rain lashes in Chennai, its neighbouring districts and other regions of Tamil Nadu. With the continuation of rainfall on Tuesday as well various parts of the State capital and nearby areas are facing problems. The schools will be closed in Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai districts. In Tiruvannamalai, schools and colleges were declared holiday in Cheyyar, Vandavasi, Chetpet and Vembakkam taluks.
Several stretches in and around the arterial Anna Salai, the congested localities of north Chennai including parts of Pulianthope and neighbourhoods tucked away in southern parts of the city and suburbs witnessed waterlogging, resulting in traffic congestion and slow movement of vehicles. In Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Chengelpet, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts, a holiday has been declared for schools and colleges.
Light to moderate rainfall is expected to continue in coastal and Cauvery delta regions of the State. Greater Chennai Corporation authorities inspected several areas and said that there was no rain water stagnation in localities including KK Nagar-Rajamannar Salai, and subways like Ganesapuram in view of preparatory measures and storm water drain work. Flood monitoring cameras have been installed by authorities in localities vulnerable to flooding. The storm-water drain infrastructure improvement work is completed in some areas and it is continuing in other parts of the city.
In view of the ongoing Chennai Metrorail phase-2 project, barricades have been put up in many stretches of roads. While such infra-initiatives have already made traffic congestion the order of the day, the rains and waterlogging are the fresh monsoon woes people face. Chief Minister M K Stalin is set to chair a meeting of top officials at the Secretariat today to review the monsoon precautionary measures. The Northeast monsoon rains commenced in Tamil Nadu on 29 October.
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