Chennai rain: City schools to remain closed on Thursday, more showers forecast

Vinayashree J| TNN | Updated: Nov 1, 2017, 20:09 IST

A waterlogged road in Chennai on Wednesday (TOI photo by R Ramesh Shankar)

CHENNAI: Schools in Chennai district will remain closed for the third consecutive day on Thursday as more showers are forecast. The district collector declared the holiday for schools.

According to the India Meteorological Department, rain is likely to occur in most parts of south Tamil Nadu, north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and in a few places in north interior Tamil Nadu and on Thursday.

Chennai didn't receive heavy rain on Wednesday. However, it was drizzling in the city almost throughout the day.

Schools in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. While several colleges were closed in Chennai on Tuesday, most institutions continued to function as semester examinations are ongoing on many campuses.

Many school grounds and campuses were inundated with water following rain on Monday and Tuesday night. The school education department has instructed schools to ensure that campuses are kept clean and stagnated water drained out.

A committee of health department and education department officials will be carrying out inspections on the campuses to check on the cleanliness level.