Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced school closures on October 15, 2024, in Chennai, Chengalpet, Thiruvallur, and Kancheepuram due to a weather alert from the Indian Meteorological Department.

Chief minister MK Stalin has also instructed authorities to declare a holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts on October 15

Regional Meteorological Centre has predicted heavy rains in Tamil Nadu due to a low pressure over the southeast Bay of Bengal.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Monday said schools and colleges in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Tiruvallur districts should declare a holiday on Tuesday in view of the heavy rain forecast.

He has directed the authorities to declare a holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Chengalpattu districts on October 15, and also asked them to issue advisory to IT firms to allow their employees to work from home from October 15 to 18.

According to the weather forecast, water levels are likely to increase in rivers, lakes and reservoirs in the areas.

The Tamil Nadu government declared holidays for schools and colleges in several districts and issued work-from-home advisories due to heavy rainfall predicted by the IMD. Extensive precautionary measures are in place as the northeast monsoon is expected to set in by mid-October.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal regions over the next three days.

As the Tamil Nadu braces for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the next three days, Chief Minister M K Stalin has ordered schools and colleges in Chennai to remain closed on October 15.

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin reviews the heavy rain forecast, declaring holidays for educational institutions in four districts and advising IT firms to adopt work-from-home. NDRF and Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force are on standby,