Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in five districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, while predicting moderate rain across several parts of the State, Puducherry and Karaikal over the next week.According to the weather department, an atmospheric trough currently extends from East Vidarbha to Tamil Nadu, passing through Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.The prevailing weather system is expected to enhance rainfall activit…
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Chennai, June 13 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall, accompanied by strong winds, across several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next three days, with the Western Ghats and Cauvery delta districts expected to witness the most significant weather activity. According to the Met Department, an upper-air cyclonic circulation prevailing over the north coastal regions of Tamil Nadu is influencing weather conditions across the state as well as Puducherry and Ka…
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in 11 districts of Tamil Nadu over the next two days, with the prevailing weather system expected to trigger widespread rain across the state and neighbouring Union Territories for at least a week. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), a low-pressure area extending from the central Bay of Bengal to coastal Karnataka remains active, passing through parts of An…
Puducherry, June 10 (IANS) The long-awaited expansion of the Puducherry Council of Ministers is set to take place on June 17, paving the way for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy to attain its full strength and begin the allocation of portfolios ahead of the presentation of the Union Territory’s annual budget. The expansion follows approval from President Droupadi Murmu for the appointment of three legislators as ministers.Acting on the recomm…
Chennai, June 10 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal over the next few days under the influence of a low-pressure system over South India. According to a weather bulletin issued by the Centre, several parts of the State are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning on Wednesday.Isolated places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are expected to witn…
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) A low-pressure area prevailing over the Karnataka coast and adjoining Andhra Pradesh coastal region is expected to influence weather conditions across Tamil Nadu, leading to widespread rainfall activity in several districts on Monday, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC). The weather department has forecast light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms at one or two places across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during the day. The influence o…
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has forecast widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu over the next five days, with heavy rain likely in several districts as conditions become increasingly favourable for the onset of the Southwest Monsoon. According to the weather department, the monsoon is expected to advance into Kerala within the next three to four days, aided by a cyclonic circulation prevailing over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining south Kerala …
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast that the southwest monsoon is likely to advance into parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and adjoining regions by June 3 or 4, bringing widespread rainfall and a gradual drop in temperatures across the southern states. According to the weather department, the monsoon has already made further progress over large parts of the Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep, the Comorin region and several areas of the Bay of Bengal as of May 30.Meteorol…
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) on Saturday forecast heavy rainfall in 14 districts of Tamil Nadu even as several parts of the state continue to reel under intense summer heat. The weather department attributed the changing weather pattern to a cyclonic circulation prevailing over the southwest Arabian Sea and adjoining regions.According to the RMC, widespread rainfall activity is likely to continue across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for the next week.Heav…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday approved the construction of a 4-lane Thiruvarur Bypass on the Nagapattinam–Thanjavur section of NH-83 in Tamil Nadu for Rs 1,427.61 crore.The project spans 14.9 kms and also includes the construction of two additional Road Over Bridges (ROBs) on NH-129A and NH-134A, according to a statement from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.“In Tamil Nadu, we have approved Rs 1,427.61 crore for the construction of a 4-lane Thiruvaru…