Schools, colleges closed today in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district due to heavy rainfall
Live MintAll schools and colleges will remain shut in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district due to heavy rainfall, announced District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya on Monday. Cyclone Fengal update The cyclonic storm Fengal has weakened and is likely to transform into a “well-marked low-pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu during the next six hours,” said IMD. “The depression over the north coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry moved west-northwestward at a speed of 7 km/h during the past six hours and was centred at 23:30 IST on December 1, 2024, near latitude 12.2°N and longitude 79.2°E, about 40 km northwest of Villupuram, 70 km west-northwest of Puducherry, about 80 km northwest of Cuddalore, and 140 km southwest of Chennai,” IMD posted on X. "It is likely to continue moving west-northwestward and gradually weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu during the next six hours.