<span style="color: #222222;">The Regional Met Department has predicted widespread rainfall in Tamil Nadu for another three days. Marakkanam in Villupuram district has received a maximum of 20 centimeters of rain in the past 24 hours. Schools and Colleges in nine districts have been closed due to rains.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister M. K. Stalin announced 10 lakh rupees ex-gratia to the woman Police Constable who was killed when a large tree fell inside the State Secretariat at Fort St. George Campus.<br />''<br />''Another Policeman on security duty also suffered injuries in the accident. Some two-wheelers and a four-wheeler was also damaged in the melee. The debris is being cleared using tree cutters. Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu and Director General of Police Sylendra Babu visited the place and are inquiring about the accident.</span><br />