The announcement has been made by the respective local administrations in view of the bad weather conditions caused due to the effects of Cyclone Fengal.
Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall on the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Saturday, November 30, has caused widespread flooding in several areas, particularly in Cuddalore. As the storm moves westward, heavy rainfall is expected in parts of Andhra Pradesh, including coastal and Ra
Amid the flooding in many districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the Indian Army conducted multiple rescue operations on Sunday across several flood-hit areas in Puducherry, including Krishna Nagar, Kuber Nagar, and Jiva Nagar, following severe flooding caused by Cyclone Fengal.
After Cyclone Fengal crossed north Tamil Nadu coasts and made landfall in Puducherry on November 30 late at night, many districts in the state are witnessing incessant rainfall. The residential areas in Cuddalore district were flooded and the disaster teams are rescuing people on boats.
Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Sunday said that Puducherry received 50 centimetres of rainfall that resulted in flooding. He informed that rescue teams are working to evacuate those stranded.
Indian Army troops from the Chennai Garrison Battalion, operating under the Dakshin Bharat Area, were mobilized in the early hours of Sunday to assist in rescue operations in flood-affected areas of Puducherry.
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.
As cyclone Fengal crossed north Tamil Nadu coasts and Puducherry, the beaches in Chennai witnessed high tides and rough sea conditions. The weather forecast issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) predicted "isolated heavy to very heavy" rainfall in Chennai for today.
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.