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Rains continue in Tamil Nadu, standing crops hit in Cauvery delta areas

Chennai: Rains continued on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops, and leader of the opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the state government to provide appropriate relief to farmers. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami expressed shock over reports that 1,500 acres of paddy crop have been affected in Thiruthuraipoondi and demanded that officials inspect rain-hit …

Rains continued overnight in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops and the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall is likely in a few places in Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai districts, also part of the delta region.Rains submerged crops, partially and completely, at several places including those in and around Tiruvarur, …

Cyclone Fengal: Rains continue to batter Tamil Nadu, standing crops damaged in Cauvery delta region

Rains submerged crops, partially and completely, at several places including those in and around Tiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupettai, Mayilduthurai, Vedaranyam and according to farmers' rough estimates, crops over at least 2,000 acres were affected. The deep depression is very likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm on November 27 and heavy to very heavy rain at a few places and …

Tamil Nadu rains: 7 NDRF teams deployed amid IMD warnings; Several schools closed tomorrow

Heavy rain lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring regions on Tuesday. Chennai and nearby regions of Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore and Cauvery delta areas, including Nagapattinam, were among the many places that received heavy rains on Tuesday. Additionally, the weather office issued a red alert for Tamil Nadu's Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Thiruvarur, and Nagapattinam for November 26. CM …

Heavy Rains Predicted in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as Depression Intensifies

Heavy rains lash across Tamil Nadu's coastal delta; normalcy affected

NAGAPATTINAM: Heavy to moderate rains poured across delta districts on Tuesday. The downpours were severe in coastal delta districts where the Red Alert was issued by the meteorological department. The rainfall is heavy in coastal districts like Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Karaikal and moderate in Pudukkottai, Thanjavur and Tiruchy on Tuesday. The Regional Meteorological Center of the Indian Meteorological Department …

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into one and rains are expected over the next five days as a red alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department for different districts in Tamil Nadu. The depression, which is moving towards the Sri Lanka-Tamil Nadu coasts, has prompted the IMD to warn of severe weather conditions in …

Tamil Nadu rains: holiday declared for schools, colleges

Districts in Tamil Nadu including Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Vellore, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Kallakurichi and Chengalpattu declared a holiday for schools and colleges on January 8, due to heavy rains. Nagapattinam District Collector Johny Tom Varghese declared holiday for schools and colleges in Nagapattinam and Kilvelur taluks. Following heavy rains, Tiruvarur Collector T. Charusree declared holiday for schools and colleges …

Tamil Nadu: Incessant rains damage harvest-ready crops, AIADMK chief demands compensation for farmers

Crops ready for harvest were damaged in Tamil Nadu, including the Cauvery delta and northern coastal regions, due to overnight rains in certain parts of the state. Chennai and neighbouring Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram, besides Villupuram and Kallakurichi received good spells of rain while the Cauvery delta regions including Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur received moderate to heavy rain. A Regional Meteorological …

T.N. Rains | As heavy showers begin, 27 districts gear up for disasters, many declare holiday for educational institutions

In view of the heavy rains predicted in various parts of the State, the Tamil Nadu government has instructed Collectors of 27 districts to adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures to handle disasters, gear up district machinery and take adequate preparedness measures to tackle any exigency. Heavy rain was also likely to occur at isolated places over Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, …

Heavy overnight rain led to flooding in several areas of Chennai on Sunday. 6.15 pm Discharge from Chembarambakkam increased At 6 p.m. Tamil Nadu government has increased the discharge from Chembarambakkam reservoir from 1,000 cusecs to 2,000 cusecs 5.30 pm Traffic hit, transport services affected In view of heavy rains that led to inundation in Chennai, vehicular traffic, bus and …

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Chennai to See Rains as Cyclone Nivar Heads for Tamil Nadu Coast, High Alert in Nagapattinam, Karaikal