Northeast monsoon arrives over Tamil Nadu, triggers intense rain spell over northern districts

The Regional Meteorological Centre issues red alert for Chennai and neighbouring districts on October 16 as well indicating a possibility of isolated extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 20 cm. Officials say reservoir gates won’t be open during this spell of rains 

​The Regional Meteorological Centre issues red alert for Chennai and neighbouring districts on October 16 as well indicating a possibility of isolated extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 20 cm. Officials say reservoir gates won’t be open during this spell of rains