Two Hyderabad-bound Vistara flights from Bengaluru and Mumbai returned to their respective departure stations on Monday morning due to bad weather conditions in Hyderabad.
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department (WRD) has increased the amount of surplus water discharged from Chembarambakkam Lake in Chennai from 3000 cusecs to 6000 cusecs due to bad weather conditions and heavy rainfall in the region, ahead of Cyclone Michaung hitting the state's coastline.
At least 18 Delhi-bound flights were diverted, while many others were delayed on Saturday due to low visibility and bad weather at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, said airport sources.
The Vistara flight from Guwahati to Delhi (GAU-DEL) was diverted to Jaipur (JAI) due to bad weather and air traffic congestion at Delhi airport on Monday.
With the onset of northeast monsoon, a heavy downpour is witnessed across several districts in Tamil Nadu. The Indian Meteorological Department issued an 'orange alert' in several districts due to the heavy rains battering the state.
Schools have been shut in nine districts namely, Chennai,
According to the statement from Trivandrum International Airport Limited (TIAL), the flights diverted to Thiruvananthapuram were flying in from Male and Jakarta.
Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has praised Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu government's efforts in tackling the situation caused by heavy rains and landslides in the state.