Schools, colleges shut, fishers asked to avoid sea as Cyclone Fengal set to make landfall near Chennai

Cyclone Fengal, a slow-moving upwind strategy that has precocious picked up pace, is expected to marque landfall adjacent Chennai connected Saturday afternoon, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai. Schools and colleges person been unopen and fishermen asked to enactment location arsenic the cyclone is projected to transverse adjacent to Puducherry.

The upwind section has issued warnings for precocious tides and unsmooth seas. Fishermen person been advised to debar venturing into the sea.

A Red Alert has been announced successful 8 districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, and Mayiladuthurai, wherever dense to precise dense rains are expected connected Saturday.

In anticipation of the cyclone's impact, the Tamil Nadu authorities has declared a vacation for each schools and colleges successful these districts.

The Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department has acceptable up 2,229 alleviation centres successful areas nether dense rainfall warnings.

Currently, 471 radical from 164 families person been relocated to alleviation camps successful the Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts.

The section has stated that it is prepared for further evacuations if necessary.

With dense rainfall and gusty winds predicted, the Chennai International Airport has canceled 18 flights to and from the city.

Additionally, the authorities authorities has issued a nationalist information advisory.

The authorities has requested IT companies to let employees to enactment from home.

Public transport services connected East Coast Road (ECR) and Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) volition beryllium temporarily suspended from Saturday afternoon.

Residents person been urged to enactment indoors unless perfectly necessary.

The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNDMA) has advised radical to debar visiting beaches, amusement parks, and recreational events.

Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Mayor R. Priya has assured the nationalist that the civic assemblage is afloat prepared to grip the cyclone and its associated dense rains.

Parks and beaches successful Chennai and adjoining districts volition stay closed today.

The GCC has issued circumstantial warnings against lasting oregon parking vehicles nether trees during dense rains.

The corp has deployed 28,000 workers for rainfall alleviation efforts, with an further 10 workers assigned to each of the 200 wards to code rain-related complaints.

These workers volition besides assistance successful nutrient organisation and rescue operations.

Volunteers person been mobilised to support connection with the civic body, and 36 boats are connected standby for exigency deployment.