Heavy rain lashes in Chennai, causing waterlogging in many places
The Regional Meteorological Centre has also indicated that strong surface winds with speeds reaching 30 to 40 kmph will blow in the state for two days.
Chennai: Heavy rains that lashed Chennai city on Wednesday night have ended in waterlogging in a few areas. The downpour commenced after 6 P.M. on Wednesday and some areas of town experienced rain on Thursday also. Many areas including Anna Nagar (East), Anna Nagar (West), Purushuwalkam, T-Nagar, Mount Road, Virugambakkam, Vadapalani, Nungambakkam, Tambaram, Pammal received greater than 100 mm of rain that ended in flooding of the streets. Greater Chennai Corporation cleared garbage from the drains and used pumps to remove water from low-lying areas. Perambur railway underpass changed into closed since it changed into stuffed with water.
Chennai Corporation Mayor Priya told IANS that water from an awful lot of the underpass has been cleared and now it has been opened for traffic. That's going to very well be recalled that the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) had on Tuesday predicted heavy rains in a few districts of Tamil Nadu for the next two days. The weather department in a press release on Tuesday said that low pressure has formed over West Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bay of North Andhra-South Odisha coast and on account of this many districts of the state are expected to receive heavy rains.
Weather department officials told IANS that the heavy rains in Chennai since Wednesday night were mainly on account of low pressure.
The RMC has also indicated that strong surface winds with speeds reaching 30 to forty kmph will blow within the state for two days. Fishermen are advised no longer to venture out into the sea as squally winds with wind speed of forty 5 kmph to fifty five kmph tend to hit the Gulf of Mannar, south Tamil Nadu coast and likewise the adjoining Cameron area. The heavy rains have affected Tiruvallur, Vellore and Cuddalore districts to boot as some areas in Puducherry. Weather stations in Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded 7.Forty two cm rainfall and 7.12 cm rainfall respectively from 8.30 A.M. on Wednesday till 5.30 A.M. on Thursday.
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