Cyclone Fengal: Puducherry govt declares holiday for schools and colleges today

All the government and private schools and colleges will be closed today due to heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal, according to the authorities.

Puducherry’s Education Minister, A Namachivayam has said this in a statement.

Due to heavy rainfall, 10,000 hectares of crops in the Puducherry state have been damaged. The government has decided to provide Rs 30,000 per hectare to affected farmers.

The Puducherry government has announced to provide relief assistance of Rs 5,000 each to all ration cardholders affected by Cyclone Fengal, Chief Minister N Rangaswamy said on Monday.

“Due to cyclone Fengal, Puducherry received 48% rainfall, which was unexpected. The Puducherry government has decided to provide relief assistance of Rs 5,000 to all ration cardholders affected by the cyclone,” Rangaswamy told reporters.

Cyclone Fengal has left a trail of destruction in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu. The cyclone resulted in extremely heavy rainfall in coastal regions of north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

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