Tamil Nadu School Holiday On Dec 2: Schools, Colleges To Remain Closed In Chennai, Few Other Dists Due To Rain

Cyclone Ditwah, weakening over the southwest Bay of Bengal, drove continuous rainfall over Chennai and surrounding areas on Monday, causing wet roads and waterlogging in a few areas. The MET office forecasts it will reduce to a deep depression near the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast.

However, Cyclone Ditwah has claimed three lives in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu, as heavy rainfall triggered by the system led to widespread precautionary closures of educational institutions across the state and in Puducherry on Monday.

According to a PTI report, the fatalities occurred as the cyclone influenced severe weather conditions. In response, district administrations across Tamil Nadu have declared holidays for schools. Puducherry's Home and Education Minister, A. Namassivayam, confirmed that all government and private schools in the union territory would remain closed on December 1 as a precautionary measure.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continuing severe weather, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Kancheepuram, Chennai, Chengalpattu, and Vellore districts within the next 24 hours. Isolated heavy rain is also likely in Tirupathur, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram districts, and Puducherry.

A weather bulletin warned of strong surface winds reaching 60-70 kmph, gusting to 80 kmph, along the north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south coastal Karaikal areas. Sea conditions are expected to be high, gradually improving from very rough to rough by the morning of December 1.

Tamil Nadu School Holiday On December 2

In a precautionary move to ensure the safety of students and staff, District Collector Rashmi Siddharth Jagade announced that schools and colleges in Chennai will remain closed on Tuesday, December 2. The measure was taken as pockets of the city continue to receive heavy showers and the flood situation persists.

Following Chennai's lead, the districts of Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, and Tiruvallur also declared a rain holiday for all schools and colleges, extending the closure across the impacted region.