Tamil Nadu Rain Updates: Showers to Recede Today; Stalin Inspects Rain-affected Areas; Schools Shut in This Area
News 18Tamil Nadu Rain Updates: After over three days of continuous rain which led to flood alerts and inundation in several regions of Tamil Nadu, the India Meteorological Department has forecast rains to recede from Monday onwards. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who inspected areas in north Chennai on Sunday, will be inspecting rain-affected areas in the Cauvery delta region soon. Tamil Nadu CM Stalin inspected the rain-affected areas in Cuddalore district. In a bulletin, the IMD said: “Significant reduction in rainfall over south peninsular India from November 14.” The Saturday’s low pressure area over north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & neighbourhood “now lies over southeast Arabian sea off Kerala coast.” The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to mid tropospheric levels and a trough runs over southwest Bay of Bengal in lower levels, it said. In view of the showers, areas here and those on the outskirts, several regions across Tamil Nadu were inundated and reservoirs received copious inflows.