Rahul Gandhi visits flood-hit Puducherry, says there should be no politics on calamity

The met department has predicted heavy rains across coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Tuesday.

Chennai: After a brief lull, intermittent rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs on Monday, the met department predicted heavy showers in coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Tuesday.

Here are the latest updates:-

08 December 2015

12:38 IST

"I came here to see what has happened, with my own eyes. It's very important that instead of doing politics at this time, we should make sure that people of of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu are given relief," says Rahul Gandhi in Puducherry 

11:47 IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has reached the Puducherry Airport; he will visit the flood-affected areas

10:20 IST

Class 5 students of Coimbatore have donated 80 towels and Rs 2800 for Chennai and Cuddalore flood victims. 

10:15 IST

Rahul Gandhi left for Puducherry on Tuesday morning; he will visit Chennai's rain-battered areas as well.

Will visit flood affected areas in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry tomorrow, Tuesday 8th Dec

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) December 7, 2015

10:02 IST

Rain-battered Cuddalore is likely to get heavy to very heavy showers, Meteorological department said. Chennai, meanwhile, is limping back to normalcy with ramped up relief efforts and improved transportation and communication systems.

09:43 IST

Chennai, which has been experiencing intermittent rains, would continue to be cloudy; rain, thundershowers are likely. As a precautionary measure, the state government has declared holidays for schools and colleges on Tuesday in the districts, including Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur. 

09:34 IST

Weatherman has predicted more showers in various parts of Tamil Nadu due to a twin weather system, including formation of a new trough off Tamil Nadu coast.