Ditwah pulls away from Chennai; several districts... ... Cyclone Ditwah HIGHLIGHTS: Depression moves inland, heavy rain alert for Chennai

Ditwah pulls away from Chennai; several districts to get rains on Dec 3

-- Ditwah weakened into a depression on Tuesday, leading to the red alert being downgraded for Chennai and nearby districts.

-- The system was 60 km from Chennai and about 90 km from the TN–Puducherry coast, at 11.30 am, drifting south-southwest at 8 kmph.

-- It will move away slowly, hold intensity till evening, then weaken into a low-pressure area within 12 hours.

-- Dec 2: Orange alert remains for Chennai, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu; yellow alert for Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Puducherry and Kallakurichi.

-- December 3: Nilgiris, Erode, Coimbatore may get very heavy rain; Theni, Dindigul, Tirupur, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, Salem and Namakkal may see heavy spells.

-- Winds of 45–55 kmph expected today along north coastal TN, easing tomorrow.