Schools Shut In Chennai, Puducherry Today Due To Heavy Rain

The weather department has forecast more showers in six districts including Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, and Villupuram.

Schools are shut in Chennai today due to heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu. Institutions in adjoining Thiruvallur district and Puducherry, a Union territory, too have declared rain holiday.

The weather department has forecast more showers in six districts including Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, and Villupuram.

Velankanni in Nagapattjnam witnessed a whopping 17 cm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, while Cuddalore, Puducherry, Chengalpattu, and Chennai too experienced significant downpours.