Chennai: After a series of holidays earlier this week due to persistent heavy rainfall, schools and colleges in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts are set to reopen today. Educational institutions in these districts, along with several others, had been closed from Tuesday through Thursday as Cyclone Ditwah—though significantly weakened—brought substantial rains to coastal and interior regions of Tamil Nadu.

The cyclone, which impacted Sri Lanka and Indonesia, weakened into a deep depression upon approaching the Tamil Nadu coast. It subsequently settled along the coastline, triggering heavy to moderate rainfall in Chennai, the delta districts, and various interior regions over the past few days. Notable rainfall measurements included 23 cm in Manali New Town and 18.9 cm in Ennore recorded e

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