Rain holiday declared for schools, colleges, govt offices in Chennai, suburbs on 16.10.2024
These institutions and offices will be shut on October 16, according to a statement from Chief Minister MK Stalin's office.
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CHENNAI: Rain holiday has been extended for all educational institutions and government offices other than essential services in Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Chennai and Chengalpattu, for another day.
These institutions and offices will be shut on October 16, according to a statement from Chief Minister MK Stalin's office. However, essential services provided by the rescue services department, local government departments, dairy department, drinking water supply department, hospitals, dispensaries, banks, financial institutions, electricity department, transport of vegetables and other essential commodities, transport, Chennai Metro Rail, MRTS, Railways, Airport, petrol stations, hotels and restaurants, and disaster recovery and relief departments, will function as normal.
Other shops and businesses will operate as usual, it added.
Private offices in Chennai have also been requested to advise their employees to work from home.
The announcement comes after the northeast monsoon officially set in across the state today along with the intensification of the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal into a well-marked low-pressure area; which is likely to become a depression.
With more widespread rainfall in store, Chief Minister MK Stalin has directed that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force be deployed in advance in the areas prone to be affected.
