Heavy rains predicted till Wednesday in Chennai; schools resume after a week

The experts predict that the rain will continue today and heavy morning spells possible on Wednesday

After almost a week, schools resumed in Chennai on Tuesday but heavy rains started again in many parts of the city.

Earlier, the government decided to shut schools as a precautionary measure.

 Experts predict that the rain will continue today and heavy morning spells are possible on Wednesday as well.

The North East monsoon, which set in on October 27, has been active over Tamil Nadu, with Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts receiving heavy rains since last week.

The state administration said that the North East monsoon in two months usually brings around 79 cm rainfall, but the