Heavy Rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Chennai & Puducherry

Heavy Rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Chennai & Puducherry

Chennai Weather

Many Parts of Tamil Nadu, Chennai & Puducherry received heavy rainfall on Friday due to a low pressure trough over Cape Comorin. The trough also caused low pressure over coastal areas of Karnataka & Kerala & is expected to intensify during the next 48 hours till Sunday.

Weather official said that on Friday Chennai recorded 11 mm rainfall & Sivakasi & Virudhunagar districts recorded 12.5 mm rainfall. North Chennai, Ennore, Korattur, Ambattur, Villivakkam, Kolathur and south Chennai areas like Velachery, Madipakkam, Vijayanagar, Selaiyur are reported submerged, evoking memories of the 2005 & 2006 floods.

Life was disrupted in Tirunelveli, Nilgiris & Theni due rain for the last 48 hours. Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin & Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry are expected to receive more rain in the next 48 hours.

All rivers & major watersheds in these districts are overflowing. The government has alerted all the district collectors to be ready for relief work, wherever needed.

More News

Email This Post Email This Post

1 person has left a comment

#1

Please tell me what is the rain fall range in trichy

SUNDAR wrote on July 27, 2008 - 1:01 am

Write Your Comment