All schools in Chennai will be closed on Wednesday due to a heavy rain warning, according to an announcement made by Chennai District Collector Rashmi Siddharth Jagade. District collectors in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Ranipet have also announced holidays for their districts' schools and colleges, in addition to Chennai. The administrations of Puducherry and Karaikal have announced that schools and colleges will be closed tomorrow due to the prediction of continuous heavy rainfall. According to officials, the rough sea conditions are expected to persist for the next couple of days. Several districts in the state, including Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu and the Delta districts, are experiencing heavy rainfall.