New Delhi. The pressure created over the Bay of Bengal has increased towards west-northwest. This area has crossed the northern Tamil Nadu coast between Puducherry and Chennai and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that today Rayalaseema, Karnataka and North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall at most places today.
The Meteorological Department said that the pressure is likely to subside in the next 24 hours. The IMD has said that the situation is likely to worsen in the east-central and central region of the Arabian Sea on November 20. In such a situation, fishermen have been advised not to go to these areas. For the past few days, heavy rains are continuing in Tamil Nadu. During this the worst situation was worsened in the capital Chennai.
The IMD had said that with rains in Chennai and its neighboring districts, a pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and will cross the coast between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh by November 19. IMD tweeted that a pressure area has formed at a distance of more than 250 km from here. “It is likely to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts by the morning of November 19,” it said.
The Met Office on Friday predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and Coastal Andhra Pradesh, while isolated isolated areas of Karnataka and Rayalaseema are likely to receive heavy rains. Due to this, the Indian Meteorological Department had predicted heavy rains in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Due to heavy rains in many areas of Tamil Nadu, the situation of water logging was ready.
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