The once-majestic rain tree at Doveton Girls Higher Secondary School in Vepery began to be unsteady on its feet, a weakness that went unnoticed until the day it slumped. With this care and determination, the school ensured that the tree would continue to stand on the campus, offering a home for its feathered friends, particularly the rose-ringed parakeets. Amputated and …
The Met Department withdrew red alert for eight districts — Chennai, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Vellore, Salem, Kallakurichi, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai — on November 11 as the depression which caused extremely heavy rainfall to most places in Tamil Nadu began to cross the coast between Chennai and Puducherry. It is very likely to continue to move west north Tamil Nadu and adjoining …
Following a let-up, showers resumed Chennai and nearby regions while the low pressure area turned well marked on Wednesday, the Meteorological Department said. On November 11, "thunderstorm with scattered heavy to very heavy rain with isolated extremely heavy rain is likely to occur over Tiruvallur, Kallakurichi, Salem, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur districts of Tamil Nadu" the department said. Watch …
