The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that the Northeast Monsoon is very rigorous over Tamil Nadu and there is a possibility of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in one or two places in the districts of Chengalpattu,

Also known as the retreating monsoon, Northeast Monsoon typically begins in October. It brings cold and dry winds from Himalayas towards warmer Indian Ocean & Deccan Peninsula.

Red alert for Chennai and neighbouring areas as northeast monsoon brings heavy rain, schools closed, depression intensifies.

Due to continuous and heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, daily life has been severely disrupted, affecting road traffic and public transport services across the state. The adverse weather conditions have rendered the movement of buses,

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain alert for Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as a depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has moved towards the west-northwest at a speed of 12 kmph.

Chennai continued to receive heavy rain on Tuesday with the Tamil Nadu government announcing holiday for schools and colleges across four districts including Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, and Chengelpet.

Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water