Fresh Rains Spell More Troubles For Chennai Denizens

Fresh rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs in Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts on Friday. As a result, more areas came under sheets of water.

Schools and colleges remained closed for the second day in view of the rains in Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts. Parts of Vyasarpadi, Perambur, Choolai and Otteri in North Chennai, West Anna Nagar in Central Chennai and parts of Madipakkam and Keelkattalai in South Chennai are witnessing inundation. In Korattur, the ESI hospital premises was surrounded by sheets of water causing hardship to patients.

The Met department in a bulletin said rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at most places over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and at many places in interior Tamil Nadu on Thursday too. North East monsoon is active in Tamil Nadu and its neighbourhood. In the past 24 hours there was rainfall in many parts of the State, the highest being at Ponneri in Tiruvallur district (10 cm), Director of the Area Cyclone Warning Centre, S Balachandran revealed. The upper air cyclonic circulation over Gulf of Munnar is positioned over Sri Lanka and Southwest Bay of Bengal now, he said.

Buses were delayed in several routes due to rains here, and road users faced inconvenience during their daily commute. Traffic snarls were seen in many locations and vehicles were diverted at some points to ease traffic situation. With the resumption of showers, suburban Mudichur which was already witnessing waterlogging became almost inundated with residents facing acute difficulty in venturing out of their homes.