Continuous heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal has led to overflowing dams in Kanchipuram, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange alert for the district on Sunday.
After crossing the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, Cyclone Fengal remains stationary for the last six hours close to the union territory nearly 30 kilometres north of Cuddalore and 40 kms east of Villupuram.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted extremely heavy rainfall in Puducherry on Sunday as Cyclone Fengal made landfall on the coast on Saturday evening.
Flight operations at the Chennai International Airport resumed on Sunday early morning after Cyclone Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts.
Cyclonic Storm Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday late night and is likely to continue moving west-southwestward, weakening into a deep depression within the next few hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
As cyclone Fengal commenced making landfall, Puducherry and several parts of Tamil Nadu witnessed heavy rain and gusty winds, disrupting road and air services and affecting normal lives.
The India Meteorological Department has said that cyclone Fengal is likely to cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph during the next 3 to 4 hours.
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.