Swinging into action, the state government has directed District Collectors and senior IAS officials to take up all precautionary measures in the region.
Quoting a latest bulletin from the MeT department that the deep depression, which was earlier 240 km from Chennai coast, has moved and is now located at 125 km south east of Chennai, an official release said it was expected to move between Chennai and Andhra Pradesh coast tomorrow morning.
Public is requested to take all safety measures and fishermen are advised not to venture into sea, it added.
District Collectors have been advised to take all precautionary measures and senior civil servants asked to visit those districts which is expected to receive heavy rainfall.
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While several areas in the southern districts have been lashed by rains for the past two days, the city and suburbs were experiencing moderate rains since last night.
Meanwhile, owing to heavy rain, the government said it has set up a call centre to address rain-related grievances.
"For all kinds of rain related grievances, the Control Room No 1070 may be contacted," an official release from the Commissioner of Revenue Administration said.
At Pamban near Rameswaram, officials hoisted Storm warning cone (Number One) today. They said storm warning cone 3 has been hoisted at Cuddalore.
The sea in Pamban was very rough and high waves battered the coastal villages but not much damage has been reported.