Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has stationed officials and their teams across all Phase 2 project sites for full-time monitoring of cyclone Fengal and to tackle flooding.
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday reviewed the current situation in various places of the state in the wake of cyclone Fengal.
As Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall today evening in Tamil Nadu, multiple flights to and from Chennai have been affected on Friday due to inclement weather in the region.
Authorities have declared a holiday for schools and colleges in nine districts, including Villupuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, and Trichy, amid heavy rains in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Several areas in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu experienced water logging due to heavy rains in the region on Sunday, as the municipal corporation works to eliminate stagnant water from certain low-lying areas
After incessant rains in Bengaluru led to waterlogging in the streets causing trouble to the residents, Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) on Tuesday attacked the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for their so-called 'visionary' governance.
Heavy rainfall in Bengaluru on Monday night led to flight disruptions at Kempegowda International Airport. More than 20 were flights delayed and 4 flights were diverted to Chennai, an official said.
According to Andhra Pradesh I&PR, "In light of the heavy rains occurring in the state, Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu advised officials to remain vigilant. He reviewed the heavy rainfall affecting several districts, including Nellore."
A depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm and is expected to make landfall near the coast between Puducherry and Nellore on October 17 morning and is likely to cause heavy rainfall in several places of South Coast and Rayalaseema.