E Sundaravalli, Chennai collector announced that schools and colleges in the district shall remain close till Sunday. Most Educational institutions in Chennai and a few other districts in Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur have remained closed for almost two weeks due to Diwali and heavy rain. Though the rain had stopped, city’s major waterways including Adyar River, Cooum River and Buckingham Canal are overflowing leading to mass evacuation from the banks. Several low-lying areas have remained under water.
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