Chennai School Holiday Tomorrow: Chennai's colleges and schools will all be closed today as well. Owing to the ongoing rescue efforts and flooding caused by Cyclone Michaung, the government has declared December 7 as a holiday for educational institutions in Chennai, and neighbouring districts. Check breaking news about the school holiday due to rain here.
"Since relief work is being carried out in some areas affected by the cyclonic storm, the Tamil Nadu government has announced a holiday for all schools and colleges in Chennai district tomorrow for the welfare of the students," said an official release.
The schools in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu have been closed since December 4 due to safety measures. Check out the latest updates on the Chennai school holiday tomorrow.
School Holiday Chennai: Cyclone Michaung Affected TN Severely
Due to the cyclonic storm's strong rainfall, Chennai has experienced serious flooding. No power or internet service was available for seventy-two hours in certain areas of the city. Even though the rain's intensity lessened on December 5, several portions of the city—particularly the suburbs—reported experiencing waterlogging.
Tuesday, cyclonic storm Michaung passed into central coastal Andhra Pradesh, near Baptla, before weakening into a deep depression, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. “Cyclonic Storm ‘MICHAUNG’ weakened into a Deep Depression over Central Coastal AP. About 100 km north-northwest of Bapatla and 50 km southeast of Khammam. To weaken further into a Depression in the next 06 hours and further into a WML during subsequent 06 hours,” IMD said on microblogging site X.
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Odisha Schools Closed on Dec 6!
As per the latest updates, primary, upper primary, higher school, and Anganwadi centres in Odisha will remain closed tomorrow, December 6, 2023. The holiday has been announced by the office of the collector and district magistrate of Gajapati due to Cyclone Michaung.
Check Out Official Tweet Here
Odisha | In view of possible heavy rainfall due to cyclonic storm Michaung over the Bay of Bengal, all the primary, upper primary, high school and anganwadi centre shall remain closed on 6th December 2023: Office of the Collector and District Magistrate, Gajapati pic.twitter.com/voTy5oRB4s
— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2023
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