Amid bracing up historical rainfall and massive disruptions, Chennai and several parts of Tamil Nadu have been issued with a warning of extreme rainfall in the coming days. The state government had declared Monday as a public holiday in light of the incessant rainfall and the rescue and evacuation measures are taking place by the government officials and by the contingent of the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF).  The latest warning has also been spelt for Puducherry and its adjacent Karaikal. 

According to reports, the meteorological department has said that a cyclone circulation lies over north coastal Tamil Nadu, southeast of the Bay of Bengal and a low-pressure area is likely to form by November 9. It has been predicted that widespread rainfall will occur until at least November 10. In its official statement, the weather forecasting department said, "A cyclonic circulation lies over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining the equatorial Indian Ocean, extending up to 4.5 km above sea level." 

"Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around November 9. It is likely to become more marked and move towards the north Tamil Nadu coast during the subsequent 48 hrs", the statement added. It has also been reported that rains will continue for the next five days, though the scale of downpour may decrease. The warning has come when Chennai recorded a drop in rainfall. The city had received 6.3 cm rainfall on Sunday night and 14 districts are predicted to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday. 

Speaking about the heavy rainfall in the state, Tamil Nadu Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management KKSSR Ramachandran has said, "There has been widespread rainfall in 26 districts of Tamil Nadu. Due to this, four people had died in rain-related incidents and one was injured." By citing that over 250 houses were damaged, the minister said 160 relief centres have been installed in Chennai and over 50,451 food packets were distributed to people by the government on Sunday.

He further said that adequate teams of the National and State Disaster Response forces have been deployed wherever required, including Chennai. The city has witnessed a 24-hour rainfall between 8.30 am on November 6 and November 7 for the first time since 2015. As the sequel of the heavy rainfall, the state government had declared a public holiday on Monday and while all the government offices are shut apart from the essential services, the private companies have been instructed to declare holiday or allow their employees to work from home.

The Chief Minister has also advised the people who are planning to come to Chennai to defer their travel for two more days while the public transportation has been functioning normally amid disruptions. A two-day holiday has been declared for all educational institutions in four Tamil Nadu districts - Chennai, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, and Chengalpet and the government has given authority to the district collectors to take a call on declaring holiday based on the situations at their respective districts. 

The educational institutions in districts of Cuddalore, Vellore, Ranipet, Villupuram, Thanjavur, Tirupathur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukottai, and Karur were declared holiday on Monday and Tuesday. MK Stalin and several functionaries of the government mechanism had inspected the affected areas and ensured speedy relief work to the public. In his visit around Chennai, the Chief Minister was accompanied by ministers KN Nehru and Sekar Babu, Chief Secretary Irai Anbu, DGP Sylendra Babu, and Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi.