Tamil Nadu: Heavy rains hit Nilgiris district, holiday for schools, colleges
Press Trust of India | December 14, 2022 | 09:37 PM IST | 1 min read
Tamil Nadu government has declared holidays from December 15 to 17 for schools and colleges due to heavy rains in high-range Nilgiris district.
TAMIL NADU: Heavy rains since Tuesday night threw normal life out of gear in the high-range Nilgiris district while rail services were hit as boulders and trees fell on the track.
The district administration declared a holiday for schools and colleges on Wednesday as a result of the heavy rainfall. Also, services on the Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) have been cancelled for two days from December 15 in view of boulders and trees falling across the track, a Railway press release said. Heavy rains in the Nilgiris on Tuesday night have caused landslides at many locations.
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) previously issued a warning to several south-Indian states to witness heavy rains. The states included Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep. The cyclone 'Mandous' has forced the states to close all educational institutions.
Low Pressure Area formed over SE and adjoining EC Arabian Sea off north KeralaKarnataka coasts in the early morning of https://t.co/DWCkHcoRzm move westnorthwestwards away from India coast and become WML by 14 Dec morning and concentrate into a depression around 15 Dec morning. pic.twitter.com/oNoFqJdxkr
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 13, 2022
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