Cyclone Michong: Public holiday declared in four districts on Tuesday
Chennai: In view of Cyclonic Storm Michong, the Tamil Nadu government has declared Tuesday, December 5, 2023, as a public holiday in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts. The public holiday is declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
All schools, colleges, educational institutions and government offices including offices of PSUs/Corporations, Boards, Banks and Financial Institutions in the four districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu will remain closed due to inclement weather conditions. State. However, all essential services, such as police, fire service, local bodies, milk supply, water supply, hospitals and medical shops, electricity supply, transport, fuel outlets, hotels and restaurants, etc. and offices engaged in disaster response. Relief and rescue activities will be conducted normally.
The Tamil Nadu government has asked people to take precautionary measures as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in the state. The Tamil Nadu government has asked people to take precautionary measures as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in the state. IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in Chennai and surrounding areas. According to the latest update from IMD, Cyclonic Storm ‘Maichong’ intensified into a severe cyclonic storm at 8:30 am on December 4, about 90 km east-northeast of Chennai.
IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall over north-coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on December 4 and 5. Light to moderate rainfall at most places and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam is very likely on 4 and 5 December. Due to heavy rains, life in Chennai has been badly affected. Heavy rain occurred in many parts of the city. Due to continuous heavy rains, many areas including Waljah Road, Mount Road, Anna Salai, Chepauk, outside Omandurar Government Multispeciality Hospital and other low-lying areas were inundated. The 12 Madras Unit of the Indian Army rescued people from Mugalivakkam and Manapakkam areas of Chennai which were affected by heavy rains and widespread waterlogging.
Heavy rains left Chennai’s popular Marina Beach flooded and roads from Mount Road to Marina Beach blocked due to severe waterlogging.
Trees were uprooted in many parts of the city, causing heavy traffic jams. Chennai airfield has been closed for arrival and departure operations in Chennai till 11 pm today due to inclement weather conditions in the city. Eleven express trains from Chennai Central were canceled on Monday after the water level reached the danger mark at Bridge No. 14 between Vyasarpadi and Basin Bridge due to heavy rains.
