Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and took stock of the preparations ahead of cyclone 'Michaung' which is set to make landfall in the Indian east coast state.
The cyclone is brewing in the Bay of Bengal and is likely to cross the coasts of northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh around December 4 evening.
The India Meteorological Department informed on Sunday that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm Michaung over the same region.
In view of the impending cyclone Michaung, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled 54 trains as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers.
The forecast issued on Saturday at 7 p.m. said that in the next three hours, Moderate
Thunderstorms and lightning with moderate rain are very likely in a few places over Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet and Thiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu.
Due to the heavy rain forecast by IMD and to ensure the safety of schools and college students in the Kanchipuram district, schools and colleges will remain closed on December 4.
Heavy rain lashed several areas of Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu districts on Saturday amid rainfall predictions by the India Meteorological Department.