Tamil Nadu rains: In the wake of persistent rain, the Chennai District Collectorate has announced the closure of government schools in the district on December 2 (Saturday) and 3. This comes as a relief for thousands of kids who were facing issues due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging.
The Chennai District Collectorate announced a holiday for the government schools and government-aided schools in the district on December 2-3 and said that the decision on holiday for private schools and colleges will be decided tonight or tomorrow morning depending on the rainfall.
Sea to be rougher than usual in Tamil Nadu due to Cyclone Michaung: IMD
Amid the looming fear of cyclone over Tamil Nadu, the Indian Meteorological Department on Friday (December 1) warned that the sea will be rougher than usual in the coastal areas. The sea has gone 100 metres backwards, where the shore's breadth has increased at Velankanni Beach in Nagapattinam district due to the cyclone effect.
The northeast monsoon is intensifying and heavy rain is taking place in various districts of Tamil Nadu. Authorities have hoisted 'cyclone warning cage-No-1' in five ports, including Nagapattinam port.
This beach is one of the main tourist spots in Velankanni. The wave that normally touches the shore is about 70-100 metres away from the actual shore. Meanwhile, with the India Meteorological Department's prediction of a cyclonic storm in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday instructed all concerned officials to take precautionary measures, including evacuating people from the places likely to be hit by the cyclone.
"A low pressure is lying in the Bay of Bengal and it's forecasted that there will be heavy rain in Tamil Nadu by the 3rd and 4th of December. I ask all concerned departments to take precautionary measures ahead of the cyclone. Those people who would be affected by the storm must be identified and they must be lodged in the relief camps," CM Stalin said.
The Chief Minister instructed that the district collectors must ensure that there should be a continuous supply of food, electricity, and other essential things in the relief camps. The concerned officials have been instructed to remove the fallen trees as soon as possible and should ensure emergency rooms in government hospitals. Food centres must be made ready ahead of the cyclone to give food to the needy and affected, the Chief Minister instructed during a review meeting attended by higher officials of the state.
Schools to remain closed in Pondy, Karaikal and Yanam on December 4:
The territorial administration has declared holiday for all schools in Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions on December 4 in view of cyclone Michaung. Director of School Education P Priyatarshiny said in a release on Friday that as cyclone Michaung is expected to hit the coastal regions on December 4 all schools would remain closed on that day.Official sources said this is as part of precautionary measures taken by the government. Puducherry and the outlying regions had experienced heavy rains since last few days although there was a lull in the monsoon today.
(With agencies inputs)
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