Tamil Nadu Braces For Extremely Heavy Rain, Weather Office Issues Red Alert

Tamil Nadu is bracing for very heavy to extremely heavy rain, as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a depression today, triggering widespread downpours across coastal and northern districts. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, and Cuddalore districts, forecasting intense spells through the next few days.

While there have been no reports yet of extremely heavy rainfall, the impact of continuous rain has already begun to show. In the Tuticorin and Tiruvarur districts, water has entered homes in low-lying areas, forcing residents to wade through knee-deep water. In Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam, large tracts of paddy fields remain submerged, sparking anxiety among farmers. "The submerged paddy will sprout if the rain don't stop. It will be a major loss for us," a farmer in Nagapattinam told NDTV.