Tamil Nadu and Puducherry remain on high alert, battling relentless rainfall and looming flood threats, even as Cyclone Fengal weakens in the region

Puducherry Education Minister A Namachivayam announced a holiday for all educational institutions on December 2. Cyclone Fengal brought unprecedented rainfall, surpassing previous records.

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy has said that a detailed report was being prepared assessing the extent of damage and will be sent to the Centre seeking relief.

The IMD reports a depression (remnant of Cyclone Fengal) over north coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, moving west-northwest.

The cyclonic storm is likely to remain in Tamil Nadu, and weaken into a deep depression, stated the IMD in its latest release

Cyclone Fengal has triggered heavy rainfall, prompting school and college closures in Puducherry, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Vellore, and Ranipet. After m

Puducherry: In response to the heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal, the Union Territory of Puducherry has declared a holiday for all government, government-aided, private schools, and colleges on Monday, announced Education Minister A. Namachivayam on Sunday.

The IMD reported that the depression from Cyclone Fengal is moving west-northwest and is expected to weaken into a low-pressure area. Heavy rainfall has prompted school holidays in Puducherry, Kerala,

All schools and colleges were closed for today in Puducherry and parts of Tamil Nadu as heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Fengal continued in those places. The cyclone weakened into a deep depression.

Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, a day after making landfall near Puducherry, however, torrential rain under its influence pounded the union territory, which logged the highest rainfall in three decades,

Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall on the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Saturday, November 30, has caused widespread flooding in several areas, particularly in Cuddalore