Chennai, Oct 11 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast heavy rainfall over the Nilgiris and several western districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, as the state braces for the onset of the northeast monsoon within days.

According to the latest bulletin, strong convective activity triggered by a low-pressure system over the Comorin Sea and adjoining Gulf of Mannar has intensified cloud formation over southern and western Tamil Nadu.

The Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Theni, Madurai, Sivaganga, Dharmapuri, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, and Tirupattur districts are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

The weather office has also issued a warning for fishermen, advising them not to venture into the sea in

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