heavy rains in tamil nadu Chennai today cyclonic storm lightening thunderstorm in several parts Chengelpet Kanchipuram Tiruvallur Nagapattinam bay of Bengal India Meteorological Department

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Rains lash respective parts of Tamil Nadu, cyclonic tempest brewing (Eds: With pics)
Chennai, Nov 26 (PTI) Rains lashed respective parts of Tamil Nadu connected Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department said the slump implicit Bay of Bengal has formed into a heavy slump and it is apt to intensify into a cyclonic tempest connected November 27.
Chief Minister M K Stalin chaired a high-level gathering present astatine the Secretariat to reappraisal the precautionary measures and rushed NDRF and State teams to Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagappatinam and Cuddalore districts.
Chennai and adjacent districts of Chengelpet, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur, the bluish coastal metropolis of Cuddalore and Cauvery delta areas, including Nagapattinam were among the places that received rainfall, which was mild to mean successful galore areas and dense successful a fewer places.
Due to the rains, dense postulation congestion was witnessed present successful galore areas including the arterial OMR Road and postulation travel was affected successful respective areas arsenic roads came nether sheets of water. Also, successful Chennai, determination was hold successful the landing of 7 flights.
State-run Aavin said it has taken each steps to guarantee unhindered beverage proviso to the radical and announced that 8 of its parlours present volition beryllium unfastened 24 x 7.
Stalin, done video conferencing, reviewed the enactment program to tackle the situation. Very dense rainfall forecast covers the districts of Mayiladuthurai, Villupuram, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Cuddalore. District collectors and IAS officials, tasked with monitoring and coordinating rain-related tasks took portion successful the meeting.
Collectors apprised the main curate that capable fig of alleviation camps and aesculapian teams were connected standby and each different indispensable arrangements were successful spot too. Stalin told officials that alleviation centres indispensable beryllium 'ready with each the amenities' and radical should beryllium evacuated successful beforehand from debased lying areas.
An authoritative merchandise present said that 2 NDRF teams person been dispatched to Thanjavur district. For each of the districts of Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagappatinam and Cuddalore, 2 teams ---one from NDRF and the different from the State-- person been dispatched.
Also successful specified districts, first-responders and volunteers are besides acceptable for deployment. "Already, fishermen person been advised against venturing into the oversea and a bulk of boats person returned to shore." As regards fishermen who person gone for heavy oversea fishing, they person been informed to determination to the nearest harbours.
The authorities and territory level exigency cognition centres are functioning 24 x 7.
Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, KKSSR Ramachandran, Chief Secretary N Muruganandam and apical authorities officials participated successful the gathering chaired by the main minister.
According to the IMD, the slump implicit Bay of Bengal intensified into a heavy slump and it is astir 770 km south-southeast of Chennai and 570 km south-southeast of Nagapattinam.
In its update, the IMD said connected 'X': "It is precise apt to proceed to determination north-northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic tempest connected 27th November. Thereafter, it volition proceed to determination north-northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu seashore skirting Sri Lanka seashore during consequent 2 days."

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