Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday announced a public holiday tomorrow in 13 districts as heavy rainfall is expected to continue owing to severe cyclonic storm Nivar. A public holiday was declared in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Kancheepuram, Thiruvannamalai Mayiladuthurai, Ariyalur and Perambalur on November 26. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cyclone Nivar is likely to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around midnight or early hours of Thursday. Cyclone Nivar is likely to move northwestwards and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Mamallapuram and Karaikal around Puducherry during the intervening night of November 25 and 26 as a very severe cyclonic storm. 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday announced a public holiday tomorrow in 13 districts as heavy rainfall is expected to continue owing to severe cyclonic storm Nivar. A public holiday was declared in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Kancheepuram, Thiruvannamalai Mayiladuthurai, Ariyalur and Perambalur on November 26. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cyclone Nivar is likely to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around midnight or early hours of Thursday. Cyclone Nivar is likely to move northwestwards and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Mamallapuram and Karaikal around Puducherry during the intervening night of November 25 and 26 as a very severe cyclonic storm.