Weather Updates: Chennai, Puducherry Schools Shut Amid Rains Alert; Delhi AQI Nears ‘Severe’ Category Again

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted heavy rains in a number of states, together with Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, and Manipur for the subsequent 4 days resulting from upper-air cyclonic circulation. Chennai and Puducherry introduced the closure of colleges and schools on November 15 as rainfall continued to lash the areas.

Moreover, IMD regional director Ganesh Das informed information company PTI {that a} shut eye is being saved on the climate forecast in Kolkata as a spell of regular showers is threatening to play spoilsport within the second World Cup semi-final between Australia and South Africa on Thursday. While there’s a reserve day for all three knock-out video games, as per the climate bulletin, rain would solely “intensify” on Friday.

Weather Updates:

• Light to reasonable rainfall at many locations with remoted heavy to very heavy rainfall could be very doubtless over coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal on November 15.
• Schools in Chennai, Puducherry and Karaikal areas to stay shut owing to the alert by the climate division. Puducherry Home Minister A Namassivayam stated that as there was no respite from showers, vacation has been declared for instructional establishments on Wednesday.
• Lt Governor of Puducherry, Tamilisai Soundararajan informed media that every one precautionary steps have been taken within the context of the present inclement climate and appealed to the individuals to not enterprise out unnecessarily. She added that the federal government equipment is able to rise to any exigency.
• In Chennai, Deputy Director General of the Regional Meteorological Centre S Balachandran stated the coastal districts and a few inside districts would proceed to obtain heavy rainfall for the subsequent two days.
• Due to incessant showers, the Tamil Nadu authorities on Tuesday established 121 multipurpose shelters, and 4,967 aid camps.
• Light to reasonable moist spells at many locations with remoted heavy rainfall is probably going over Nagaland and Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam, and Meghalaya until November 18.
• The IMD has forecast heavy rains in Odisha with windspeeds of 45kmph to 65kmph following the formation of a low stress space within the Bay of Bengal.
• IMD scientist Umashankar Dash on Tuesday stated the low-pressure space over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman and Nicobar Islands is more likely to transfer west-northwestwards and intensify right into a despair over West- Central Bay of Bengal on November 15.  “Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea from November 15 to November 17 till further notice,” the IMD stated.
• The IMD stated mild to reasonable rainfall will happen at a couple of locations in coastal districts of Odisha on November 15 and the depth of downpour will improve within the subsequent days with remoted very heavy rainfall on November 16.
• Air air pollution in Delhi neared the “severe” class once more amid unfavourable meteorological situations on Tuesday and aid is unlikely quickly. The capital’s 24-hour common Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded at 4 pm on daily basis, stood at 397, worsening from 358 on Monday and 218 on Sunday. “It’s evident that the spike in pollution levels post Diwali is due to two factors — firecracker bursting and farm fires — with fireworks being the predominant reason in this case,” an official of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) informed PTI.

(with inputs from PTI)