In pics: Heavy rain lashes parts of Tamil Nadu, normal life hit

IMD declares onset of the Northeast Monsoon over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Coastal AP, Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka, and Kerala starting today.

Minister Senthil Balaji inspects various rain preparedness activities in Coimbatore along with district collector Kranti Kumar Pati and corporation commissioner Sivaguru Prabhakaran.

CM M K Stalin has instructed authorities to issue advisories allowing employees of IT companies in affected districts to work from home from October 15 to 18.

Heavy rain caused waterlogging and traffic congestion on Tuesday morning. In anticipation of further rainfall, residents in Velachery parked their cars on the Velachery flyover to protect their vehicles from damage.

Due to heavy rain in Chennai, flights scheduled to operate between Bengaluru, Andaman, Delhi, and Muscat have been cancelled at Chennai airport today.

Greater Chennai Corporation officials prepared 990 pumps, 57 tractors with pump sets, and 36 mechanised boats for emergencies. 46 metric tonnes of bleaching powder and phenyl are available for sanitation.

Tamil Nadu School Education Department has instructed schools to suspend online classes in districts where schools have been closed due to heavy rains.

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin instructed that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force be deployed in advance in vulnerable areas.

Rainfall is expected across parts of Tamil Nadu for the next three to four days, with moderate rain in many areas.

After the consistent widespread rainfall in Chennai and the neighbouring districts of Kancheepuram, Chengelpet and Tiruvallur, the IMD has upgraded the orange alert issued for Tuesday to red alert.