Chennai: Schools and colleges in Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts will remain closed on Saturday as well, the District Collectors said in the wake of continuous heavy rains at isolated places in Tamil Nadu.
Due to heavy rainfall in Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts due to a depression formed in the southwest Bay of Bengal, schools and colleges in the district are closed.
Schools and colleges in Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts were closed earlier on Thursday due to heavy rains. A day holiday was announced for schools and colleges in the Nagapattinam district while only schools were announced in the Tiruvarur district.
As per the Meteorological Centre’s report, isolated areas of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry are likely to experience thundershowers.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the low pressure formed in the southwest Bay of Bengal moved in the west-southwest direction and crossed the Sri Lankan coast on Wednesday afternoon.
