In light of heavy rainfall in several districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, IndiGo airline issued a travel advisory regarding its flights.

The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal remains nearly stationary, located about 100 km east-northeast of Trincomalee. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai, it is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours.

NDRF and SDRF teams are on standby as the storm is expected to make landfall between Mamallapuram and Karaikal on 30

As Cyclone Fengal slowly approached Tamil Nadu coast, the Indian Navy mobilised disaster response efforts, focusing on relief operations, rescue missions, and close coordination with Tamil Nadu authorities to mitigate the cyclone's impact.

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry braced for very heavy rain with the possibility of Cyclone Fengal crossing the coasts near Chennai.

Chennai and surrounding regions have been experiencing continuous rainfall since Tuesday, with authorities declaring a yellow alert as Cyclone Fengal intensifies.

The EOS-06 Scatterometer, part of the Oceansat-3 mission, has been instrumental in identifying ocean wind patterns associated with the cyclone.

Schools in Tiruchirappalli, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Tiruvarur are closed in anticipation of heavy rains.

Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Pudukkottai districts.