CHENNAI: The Regional Meteorological Department (RMC) has said that northeast monsoon is likely to commence over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Kerala-Mahe, south interior Karnataka, south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema on Thursday and heavy rain is likely to occur in Chennai and its neighbouring districts on the same day.

According to the weather department, heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Sivaganga, Dindigul, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Erode, Kallakurichi, Villuppuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai districts, and Puducherry areas. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Theni, Tenkasi,

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