Schools and Colleges closed as streets water-logged...
On Sunday several parts of Tamil Nadu especially Chennai received heavy rainfall, leading to waterlogged streets and traffic jams across multiple cities. School Colleges were declared holiday due to the heavy rain.
Schools, colleges and other educational institutes will remain closed in Nagapattinam, Kilvelur Taluk, Viluppuram and Cuddalore districts in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rainfall. Officials also said a holiday has been declared in Ranipet, Vellore, and Tiruvannamalai.
The schools in these districts have been closed for January 8, officials said. Meanwhile, commuters faced heavy traffic jams across all major routes in Chennai due to waterlogging caused by continued rainfall.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecasted rains over various districts in Tamil Nadu for the next seven days, reported news agency ANI. The RMC also predicted heavy rains at isolated places over ten districts of the state for Sunday.
In its weather forecast for Tamil Nadu, RMC said, "Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruvallur, Chennai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, and Tirunelveli districts and Puducherry."
Areas near water bodies have been shut off by the Tamil Nadu government due to flash flood warnings. Officials said that tourists are prohibited from bathing near the waterbodies adjacent to the Old Courtallam Falls.
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