Cyclone Fengal has started making landfall near Tamil Nadu's Puducherry at 5:30 PM on Saturday and it will take nearly four hours to complete. As a pre-emptive measure, the state government appealed to people to stay indoors and declared November 30 a holiday for educational institutions as a precautionary measure.

Northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry continue to experience a flood-like situation, with gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

Chennai airport announced suspension of operations till 4 am on December 1 following heavy inundation of runways and the taxiway

The cyclonic storm has progressed towards Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts and is making landfall near Puducherry, an IMD official said. A red alert has been issued for 10 districts of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai and neighbourhood areas in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry reported heavy rainfall on Saturday with intense continuing as the cyclone Fengal's landfall process commences at around 7pm.

Chennai International Airport resumed operations after Cyclone Fengal crossed North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, causing flight suspensions and leaving passengers stranded. Many experienced delays,

Cyclone Fengal made landfall on Saturday night between 10:30 pm and 11:30 pm IST, near Puducherry, with wind speeds of 70-80 km/h, gusting up to 90 km/h.

Cyclonic storm 'Fengal' began making landfall near Puducherry on Saturday, according to an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The landfall process is expected to continue for approximately four hours,

Chennai experienced gusty winds and heavy rain on Saturday due to Cyclonic Storm Fengal, causing tree uprooting and waterlogging. Fengal is expected to cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast with wind speeds between 70-90 kmph.