Chennai, Dec. 3 -- Heavy rains lashed Chennai and neighbouring districts, as the remnant ofCyclonic Storm Ditwah, which had already weakened into a Deep Depression and then as Depression,further lost steam and became a Well Marked Low Pressure area today.
Meanwhile, torrential rains hit Chennai and suburbs since yesterday and continued with heavy spellslate last night and this morning, further inundating several low lying areas.
nAs an Orange alert has been issued for Chennai and its neighbouring Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu andKancheepuram districts and North Interior Ranipet districts, schools and colleges were declared aholiday for the day, while a holiday was declared for schools in Chengalpattu as heavy rains wereforecast.
An Orange ale...