Several parts of northern Tamil Nadu experienced heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds on Saturday. The government had already declared November 30 a holiday. It asked educational institutions and requested IT firms to allow their employees work from home ahead of cyclone ‘Fengal’ to make its landfall.
Normal life was affected as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the day, continued moving towards the coast.
What began as intermittent rainfall in coastal regions on the night of November 29, gradually became steady leading to water logging in several areas and many residents of low-lying Madipakkam parked their vehicles on both sides of nearby Velachery flyover.
Departure and arrival schedule of flights were affected to some extent. Chennai Metro Rail said its services were operational without any glitches and informed public of parking areas in specific stations that were prone to inundation. State-run transport corporations operated skeleton services in Chennai and nearby areas.
The sea remained rough, police put up barricades blocking access to noted beaches including the Marina and Mamallapuram.
