Chennai rains: Schools to remain shut on Saturday

Torrential downpour threw normal life out of gear in several parts of the metropolis and neighbouring districts on Friday even as the death toll in rain-related incidents mounted to eight in the state. Rains lashed the city overnight. Though there was some respite during the day, but it started raining heavily towards the evening.

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Torrential overnight downpour+ threw normal life out of gear in several parts of the metropolis and neighbouring districts, even as the Marina Beach locality recorded a whopping 30 cm of rain. ​ Schools and colleges, closed since October 31, remained shut in Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts, as the Tamil Nadu government appealed to private firms to allow their employees work from home.

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After taking a road trip to the flood affected areas in Chennai and nearby areas, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday said the speedy efforts taken by his government - on a war-footing manner - helped remove stagnant water from low-lying areas, despite the city receiving cumulative rainfall of 36cm in the last three days.

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Amid criticism of the AIADMK regime's handling of the Rains in Chennai in Tamil Nadu, chief minister K Palaniswami on Friday visited various parts of the city and its suburbs, hit by water-logging, insisting that his government was working on a "war-footing"

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Air carrier Jet Airways has waived off penalty charges to passengers who prefer to change flights or cancel trips due to torrential rains that has been witnessing in the city and neighbourhood.

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Some Information Technology companies located on the IT Corridor here on Friday allowed their employees to work from their homes in view of overnight torrential rains that lashed the city and its suburbs, an industry official said.

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