Heavy rains bring chennai to a standstill, offices allow work from home

Heavy rains bring Chennai to a standstill, offices allow work from home

Heavy rains bring Chennai to a standstill, offices allow work from home on Business Standard. On Thursday, many city residents were left stuck at their offices since roads were closed due to waterlogging and visibility was very poor

Latest News Heavy rains lashed Chennai and Tamil Nadu's coastal districts on Thursday, with roads closed due to waterlogging leaving people stranded in transit.

The Tamil Nadu government has asked private companies to give leave or allow employees to work from home due to the rains.

The public and the Opposition are saying that the administration did not do anything after the 2015 flood to deal with such situations.

Though Chennai witnessed a warm and sunny day with Nungambakkam recording a maximum of 30.1 degree Celsius and Meenambakkam 30.4 degree Celsius, by 2 pm, the skies darkened and the city witnessed widespread moderate rainfall.

Chennai Rain alone recorded 15 cm of rain on Thursday.

The rains started around 3 pm and continued until Friday morning. Heavy thunder and lightning were reported across the city.

Many city residents were left stuck at their offices since roads were closed due to waterlogging and visibility was very poor.

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