Northeast Monsoon sets in over south peninsula, TN to get widespread rains

Chennai, Oct 14 (UNI) NorthEast (NE) monsoon has set in over southern peninsular India and Tamil Nadu is expected to get widespread rains in the coming days, even as the Met office has issued Orange alert for nine districts on Thursday. It said reversal of wind pattern to easterlies has commenced announcing the arrival of the NE monsoon with Chennai receiving intermittent showers, accompanied by thunderstorms and a cloudy sky since yesterday. Even today, the sun has been playing hide and seek since morning with south coastal and north coastal districts and other regions set to witness widespread rainfall activity.…