Heavy rain to lash Chennai as deep depression moves closer

The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is now located at 125 km south east of Chennai and is expected to move between Chennai and Andhra Pradesh coast at 5.30 am on Wednesday and as a result Chennai and neighbouring districts are expected to receive very heavy rain of more than 25 cm.

Swinging into action, the state government has directed District Collectors and senior IAS officials to take up all precautionary measures in the region.

Quoting a latest bulletin from the MeT department that the deep depression, which was earlier 240 km from Chennai coast, has moved and is now located at 125 km south east of Chennai, an official release said it was expected to move between Chennai and Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday morning.