Puducherry: All the schools were declared holiday in the afternoon on Wednesday as a precautionary measure following reports of tremors.
Offices situated on the sites close to the sea shore also had half a day holiday, official sources said. A large number of people who wanted to see the condition of the sea in the backdrop of a possible tsunami were however kept at bay and police prevented them from going beyond a point. A large number of people who wanted to see the condition of the sea in the backdrop of a possible tsunami were however kept at bay and police prevented them from going beyond a point.