Chennai batters heavy rains, school colleges shut

PTC News Desk: Amid heavy downpour in Chennai and adjoining areas, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced that schools and colleges will be shut on 15th October and an advisory has also been issued to to the IT firms to allow their employees to work from home. The chief minister also directed the NDRF and Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force be deployed in advance in the areas prone to be affected.

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IMD has issued an Orange alert for today and Red alert for tomorrow. In a post on X said: "The low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal persisted over the same region at 23.30 hours IST of yesterday, the 14th October 2024. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and become a well marked low pressure area over central parts of south Bay of Bengal by morning of today, the 15th October.

"Thereafter, it is likely to intensify into a depression and continue to move west-northwestwards towards north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts during subsequent 2 days".

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During the review meeting, the Greater Chennai Corporation officials informed that the civic body has readied 990 pumps, 57 tractors equipped with pump sets, and 36 mechanised boats to be used in case of any emergency. In addition, 46 MT bleaching powder and phenyl were available for sanitation purposes. About 169 fully equipped relief centers would become operational based on the situation.