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.
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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.
Chennai on Saturday witnessed gusty winds and rain, uprooting many trees and causing water logging in many parts of the city as the Cyclonic Storm Fengal is expected to cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast this evening.