Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other regions of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday and the India Meteorological Department said the low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has turned into a well-marked low pressure area and it is likely to become a depression.
Civic authorities said there has been no water stagnation in subways in Chennai in view of preventive maintenance and trees that fell were removed then and there. Water logging was, however, seen in several places, and the Greater Chennai Corporation said it has been pumping out water into stormwater drains.
The number of road users decreased sharply in city and suburbs with continuing rains and thunderstorms. Moderate to heavy, widespread rains lashed Chennai, Tiruvallur and other parts of the state.
Chennai Corporation announced a helpline number 1913. A holiday has been declared for schools and colleges and the government requested people to check the TN Alert App for weather updates. Flight and train operations, including Metro Rail, have so far not been affected.