Motorists riding two-wheelers braving the rains. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Amid the prediction of rains in several parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring regions, authorities have declared holidays for schools and colleges in several regions, including Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Tiruvarur, in anticipation of heavy rains. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) said that the depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has now intensified into a deep depression and that it is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday. Tiruchirappalli-based Bharathidasan University has postponed undergraduate and postgraduate November 2024 semester examinations scheduled for Wednesday (November 27, 2024) in view of heavy rainfall forecast. The revised date of the exams would be announced later, B. Jeyapragash, Controller of Examinations (in-charge), said in a press release. Met office has warned of moderate to high flash floods over a few watershed areas and parts of #TamilNadu, #Puducherry and Karaikal. High flash flood risk likely during the next 24 hours, @Indiametdept bulletin, issued at 12.40 a.m. IST on Nov. …