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Tamil Nadu Weather:  Several areas of Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring regions experienced heavy rain on Tuesday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Bay of Bengal depression has deepened and is expected to intensify further on Wednesday, November 27, into a cyclonic storm.

The southern state's unrelenting rains caused waterlogging and traffic jams in a number of places, including the OMR Road.

Several locations had significant rainfall on Tuesday, including Chennai and the neighbouring areas of Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, and the Cauvery delta, including Nagapattinam.

The IMD report states that on Tuesday, a depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal moved northwest and deepened into a depression.

"It is likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm on November 27," it said.

A red alert was also issued by the weather office for November 26 in Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Thiruvarur, and Nagapattinam, all in Tamil Nadu.

MK Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, led a high-level conference to discuss the preventative measures and sent teams from the State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force to the impacted areas.

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NDRF Teams Deployed

The weather office's rainfall alarm has prompted the mobilisation of up to seven teams from the 4th Batallion of the NDRF, including two canine units (30 rescuers each unit), around Tamil Nadu, according to ANI. NDRF teams would be stationed in the districts of Karaikal, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai.

Schools Closed

Authorities in a number of districts, including Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Tiruvarur, have declared holidays for schools and institutions, according to ANI. A holiday has been announced for all public and private schools in nearby Puducherry on November 27. On Wednesday, all government-aided schools and institutions in Karaikal and Puducherry would be closed, according to Arumugam Namassivayam, the minister of education for the city.