CHENNAI: On the occassion of Onam, on August 29, a local holiday has been declared in Chennai.
Chennai's district collector M Aruna, IAS, has made an official announcement. However, essential services would continue functioning.
To compensate for the holiday, September 2 will be a working day. Not just Chennai, local holidays have been declared in Coimbatore, Kanniyakumari and Tiruppur as well.