After the first monsoon showers, the major reservoirs in Chennai received an inflow of 517 million cubic feet (mcft) from the catchment area on Wednesday

The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert in seven Tamil Nadu districts including Chennai, Vellore and Ranipet.

Meanwhile, Delhi has been grappling with poor air quality recently, with pollution levels reaching 234, categorizing it as 'poor' according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

In the wake of the prevailing situation and the weather forecast in Tamil Nadu, the Coast Guard has mobilised 29 Disaster Response Teams (DRTs), comprising 148 trained personnel, to remain on high alert.

Chennai and surrounding areas are experiencing heavy rainfall due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal, which is intensifying into a cyclone. The weather department forecasts further heavy rainfall and the cyclone is likely to hit the Tamil Nadu coast tomorrow.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain alert for Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as a depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has moved towards the west-northwest at a speed of 12 kmph.

According to the IMD's latest forecast, heavy to extremely heavy rains are expected to impact various parts of Tamil Nadu on October 16.

A well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression and is expected to make landfall between Puducherry and Nellore on October 17,

Red alert for Chennai and neighbouring areas as northeast monsoon brings heavy rain, schools closed, depression intensifies.

With the Northeast Monsoon bringing relentless rains and triggering flood warnings in Tamil Nadu, the state government has declared a public holiday for schools, colleges, and government offices in Chennai and the neighbouring districts of Tiruvallur,