The incident occured at the international airport's departure area and airport authorities were looking into it, they said.
Glass panel measuring about 4 x 6 ft at the departure area's side partition wall abutting gate number four shattered and the reason for it was not known immediately, they added.
A similar break-up occured on November 12 and the day when the severe cyclonic storm "Vardah" struck Chennai on December 12.
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