Tamil Nadu braces for heavy rains as the state government has issued alert about the weather prediction till October 17. Tamil Nadu is expected to receive heavy rain due to a low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal at 5.

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.

Pradheep John explains the IMD's red alert for Chennai, predicting heavy rainfall due to a weather system over the Bay of Bengal.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

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.

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.

Chennai: Amidst continuous heavy rains in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu government has declared a holiday for schools and colleges across four districts, including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu,

As heavy rainfall is predicted across Tamil Nadu, the state government in a review meeting decided to declare holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpet districts.

Apart from this, the state government had issued a work-from-home advisory for the areas from 15-18 October. Earlier on Sunday, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) had issued