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A school holiday has been declared for schools in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts on Wednesday in view of the heavy rain. The decision was taken as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students. The development comes as heavy rains lashed several parts of Chennai and adjoining districts since last night with the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasting rainfall across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry until October 26.
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The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal until October 26, with Kerala, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh also likely to receive heavy rain. Chennai and neighbouring districts have declared school holidays on October 21 following heavy rainfall. A low-pressure area is expected to develop over the southwest Bay of Bengal, bringing further rain to southern India.
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The weather stations in Meenambakkam and Nungambakkam recorded 12 cm and 11 cm of rainfall respectively, followed by Taramani (10 cm) Madhavaram (9 cm), Villivakkam and Nandanam (8 cm)
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