#WATCH | Chennai | Heavy rainfall due to Cyclone Ditwah causes waterlogging in several areas of Chennai pic.twitter.com/RTa9nvzktp
— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2025
District collector of the three districts announced that all educational institutions in the district would observe a holiday on December 2 due to weather alerts, news agency ANI reported.
Residents have also been urged to remain cautious, avoid unnecessary travel, and follow further advisories issued by the state government and disaster management agencies.
#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Gusty winds and waterlogging in several parts of Chennai post Cyclone Ditwah effect pic.twitter.com/87JMsSh0PN
— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2025
Chennai and its nearby districts continued to receive steady downpour due to the remnants of the now weakened Cyclone Ditwah, leading to inundation of roads, highways and low-lying areas.
The weather office forecast heavy to very heavy rain in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts till Tuesday morning due to the remnants of the cyclonic storm Ditwah that remained close to Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said he has ordered immediate compensation from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the loss of agricultural crops including paddy, loss of human lives and livestock and damage to houses during the northeast monsoon starting from October.
“I am directly monitoring the work to drain rainwater in all the flood-affected areas. Our government will provide all basic facilities to the people staying in the relief camps for as long as needed and will protect them,” the chief minister said in a post on ‘X.’
An official told PTI that special medical camps were held in the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) areas. Heavy duty motor pumps and “super sucker trucks” were used to drain water and in total, 1,496 motor pumps were on standby. As many as 22,000 personnel including engineers and officials have been deployed, an official said.
