Heavy rain lashes Yanam; schools and colleges closed as a precaution
24 September 2026
Heavy rainfall under the influence of the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal was reported in Puducherry's Yanam region.
PWD officials said 14 centimetres of rainfall was recorded in Yanam during the last 24 hours.
Rain continued to lash the region, resulting in water stagnation in several residential areas.
All government, government-aided and private schools and colleges in Yanam region were ordered to remain closed as a precautionary measure.
Rainfall in 24 hours:
14 centimetres
Cause:
Deep depression over the Bay of Bengal
Precaution:
Schools and colleges closed
Why it matters for exams: Rainfall measures and disaster-precaution steps in a region of a Union Territory link geography and disaster management.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Deep depression Deep depression — A cyclonic weather system stronger than a depression, forming over the sea.