Tamil Nadu: Schools and colleges in Chennai, Tiruvallur Kancheepuram and Chengalpet districts will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday due to heavy rain, Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said on Sunday.
In a press meet after inspecting rain-affected areas like Purasawalkam, Padi and Kolathur in Chennai, Stalin said men and machinery were kept ready for all emergency situations.
Chennai faced heavy rain starting Saturday night which led to water-logging in the city. The civic authorities had sounded a preliminary alert to the citizens as the state government released waters from Poondi, Chembarambakkam and Puzhal reservoirs.
The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority said that four teams of the National Disaster Response Force were deployed to lead rescue missions in case of emergency. Chengalpet and Tiruvallur each have one team stationed while two teams are stationed in Madurai for rescue operations.
(With inputs from ANI)
