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The IMD issued a red alert for parts of Tamil Nadu, predicting "isolated extremely heavy rainfall" for the next 24 hours along with warnings for "very heavy rainfall" on October 17 and 18Follow us:
Heavy rain lashed Chennai and other regions of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides affecting public transport services.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for parts of the state, predicting “isolated extremely heavy rainfall” for the next 24 hours along with warnings for “very heavy rainfall” on October 17 and 18.
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In Chennai, which has received heavy downpours since last night, bus services were affected in several areas while Southern Railway announced that four trains were cancelled due to waterlogging between Basin Bridge and Vyasarpadi railway stations. At least eight domestic flights were cancelled as sufficient number of passengers did not turn up to avail services.
In view of heavy rainfall forecast, barring essential services, the state government declared October 16 a holiday for schools, colleges and government for the coastal districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengelpet.
In its advisory, the government asked private establishments to facilitate ‘work from home’ for their employees till October 18 and asked people to check the TN Alert App for weather updates. The Chennai Corporation established a helpline number 1913.
On the heavy rainfall warning in Tamil Nadu, state relief commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni said some parts of Chennai received as high as 16 cm rainfall. He said there is full preparedness for any eventuality and resources have been planned and placed in advance.
“…Around 26 teams of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) have been placed in five coastal districts. Boats with manpower also placed. We have identified 300 relief centres in Chennai and around 931 relief centres in neaby areas. This time we are doing centralised cooking… Medical camps are being arranged. We have ensured that all old age homes and homes for the destitute have dry ration for the next 10 days. 80 pregnant women with due deliveries have been admitted to different hospitals,” he said.
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