CHENNAI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh weather advisory warning of widespread rainfall across several districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, following the formation of a new low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal early on Saturday.
According to the IMD’s latest bulletin, a cyclonic circulation over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea led to the formation of a low-pressure area around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.
“This system is likely to move in a west-northwestward direction and intensify further over the next 48 hours, ” the statement said.
