School closed today due to heavy rain
Puducherry (ANI): Puducherry Education Minister A Namachivayam declared holiday in all private and government schools on Wednesday due to heavy rains in the region.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued an ‘orange alert’ for extremely heavy rainfall in Puducherry, Karaikal and Tamil Nadu, in view of which the Puducherry Education Minister declared holiday for schools.
IMD has predicted heavy rain in more than 10 districts of Tamil Nadu in the next two days.
IMD said that due to weather change, there is a possibility of heavy rain from time to time in more than 10 districts of Tamil Nadu.
IMD said in a post on Twitter, “Orange alert for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal! Be prepared for heavy to very heavy rainfall (115.6 to 204.4 mm) on November 22 and 23.”
Earlier this morning, it rained in many areas of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Parts of Coimbatore received heavy rain on Tuesday night.
For the past weeks, Tamil Nadu has been receiving moderate to heavy rains resulting in closure of schools and institutions.
Schools will remain closed in Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Dindigul and Madurai due to heavy rains in the region.
Earlier on November 14, the Tamil Nadu government had declared a holiday for educational institutions including professional colleges in Mayiladuthurai district due to the prediction of ‘heavy rainfall’ in the region by the IMD.
Heavy rains led to waterlogging in many areas of Tamil Nadu, including Tiruvannamalai and Erode, where rain water mixed with drain water and flooded houses.
Earlier, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development S Muthusamy along with district administration officials inspected the low-lying areas and took stock of the situation. He assured that action will be taken to build strong banks on the ponds.
Heavy rainfall in southern India is caused by the northeast monsoon, also known as winter monsoon. The northeast monsoon is the counterpart of the southwest monsoon and usually occurs between October and December. It is a comparatively smaller-scale version of the south-west monsoon, restricted exclusively to the southern peninsula. (ANI)
