Chennai is raining latest update: As heavy rains continued to lash Chennai city and an IMD warning of heavy downpours, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MP Stalin on Monday announced holidays for schools and colleges in four districts on Tuesday, October 15. heavy rain in the state for two more days.

Working from home authorized for employees

The Tamil Nadu government issued a work from home advisory from October 15 to 18 for employees in the worst-affected areas. The advisory has been issued to all IT professionals to work from home in the affected region from October 15 to 18. , 2024.

The development comes as the RMC has issued a red alert in many parts of Chennai and the weather office has predicted 20 cm of rain in a single day during the monsoon.

CM Stalin issues notice

Earlier today, after chairing a meeting at the State Secretariat, CM Stalin issued an order asking IT companies to advise their employees to work from home (WFH) between October 15 and 18, 2024.

CM Stalin also asked officials to deploy NDRF and SDRF teams in vulnerable areas in advance to rescue people in case of floods. According to the weather department, rainfall of up to 20 cm in a single day is expected during the monsoon.

Rains in Chennai: list of affected areas

According to the IMD forecast, several regions such as Harmapuri, Salem, Nilgiris, Erode, Namakkal, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Nagapattinam, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts could experience heavy rain.