Tamil NaduMonday, 2 November 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Cyclone Murasu: Chennai and Tiruvallur schools, colleges closed on 2 Nov 2026
Collectors in Chennai and Tiruvallur closed schools and colleges on 2 November 2026 as Cyclone Murasu intensified over the Bay of Bengal.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 2 November 2026, the collectors of Chennai and Tiruvallur announced closure of schools and colleges as Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’ intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over the West Central and Southwest Bay of Bengal.
Key specifics
- The closure order was issued on Monday, 2 November 2026, as a precaution against heavy rainfall.
- IMD said Murasu would cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole on 3 November 2026.
- The forecast wind speed at landfall was 100 to 110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph.
- Chennai and Tiruvallur were among the districts placed under heavy-rain warning for 2 November 2026.
- Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran inspected the city situation at the ICCC in Ripon Buildings.
Exam lens
Question type: Tamil Nadu administration and disaster response, district collector orders, IMD cyclone facts; note the date 2 November 2026, the districts Chennai and Tiruvallur, and the landfall point near Ongole.