US EditionTamil Nadu Schools Shut, Puducherry University Postpones Exams as Cyclone Ditwah Approaches Indian Peninsula
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry authorities postponed exams and declared school holidays as Cyclone Ditwah brings heavy rainfall and weather alerts across multiple districts.
- On November 29, heavy rain from Cyclone Ditwah disrupted daily life in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, prompting school holidays in Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and exam deferrals by Pondicherry Central University.
- The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai says Ditwah is moving northwards and likely to reach the southwest Bay of Bengal by the morning of November 30; IMD issued orange and yellow alerts for two days.
- Authorities also cancelled fifty-four flights and warned travellers, noting red alerts for Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Puducherry and a broader yellow alert covering Puducherry and Karaikal.
- Local administrations shifted into precaution mode, shutting schools and preparing for flooding, while disaster-response units and fire services were deployed and authorities warned fishermen to stay ashore due to rough seas.
- Beyond India, relief flights from New Delhi aid Sri Lanka, while schools in Chennai and Tamil Nadu remain closed on December 1 amid ongoing cyclone impacts.
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Tamil Nadu schools shut, Puducherry University postpones exams as Cyclone Ditwah approaches Indian peninsula
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Cyclone Ditwah School Holiday: Schools closed in Tamil Nadu; Pondicherry University postpones exams
Amid the ongoing intense rainfall in various districts of Tamil Nadu due to cyclonic storm Ditwah, which is expected to make landfall on November 30, schools in various districts of Tamil Nadu- Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam have announced holiday. Meanwhile, the Pondicherry Central University has deferred all the exams scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 29. "As per the communication received from the Coast Guard District, Puducherry a…
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