IN PICS: Heavy Rains Lash Tamil Nadu, Puducherry As IMD Predicts Cyclone Fengal Formation

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread heavy rainfall on Wednesday attributed to a potential cyclonic storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal.

Pamban witnessed strong winds as the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal gained momentum. (Credit: PTI)

According to the IMD, the system is expected to move north-northwestwards intensify into a Cyclonic Storm by November 27, and continue toward the Tamil Nadu coast while skirting Sri Lanka over the following two days. (Credit: PTI)

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangaswamy visited Promenade Beach to assess the situation and inquired about security measures implemented by the police amid the ongoing heavy rainfall. (Credit: PTI)

Authorities declared a holiday for schools and colleges in nine districts, including Villupuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, and Trichy. Additionally, schools in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpet, Ariyalur, Sivagangai, and Pudukottai will also remain closed. (Credit: PTI)

Madras University, Karaikudi Alagappa University, Bharathidhasan University, and the Directorate of Technical Education postponed their semester exams scheduled for Wednesday. Revised dates will be announced later. (Credit: PTI)

In Thanjavur, villagers show the damaged crops after rainwater inundated their field. (Credit: PTI)