According to sources a low pressure area that has formed over the Bay of Bengal will bring in much needed rain to Chennai, but will then move on to northern coastal and interior districts that are still recovering from the heavy cyclonic winds that caused loss of life and property this week. Meanwhile as per report from IMD, the low pressure area is likely to strengthen over the next 24 hours and will move north to make landfall on the Tamilnadu coast.
Meanwhile it will not, however, intensify into a cyclone, the meteorological department told the media. Cyclone Gaja, which made landfall near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam on November 16, has already claimed 45 lives across the state, according to a statement released by the Tamilnadu Chief Minister on Sunday. Furthermore the cyclone, which went on to affect many other districts, including Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Dindigul and Trichy, also caused huge loss of property.
Moreover according to weather expert Srikanth, who runs the Chennai rains blog, the state capital will get fairly good rains on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Further weather enthusiast and blogger Pradeep John, also known as the Tamilnadu weatherman, says this rainfall will prove to be make or break for Chennai.