Chennai: In Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, 16 districts have been warned that heavy rain will fall today and tomorrow.
Press release issued by Chennai Meteorological Department:
Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagai, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai, Theni, Dindigul, Thenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sivagangai, Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram and Karaikal districts will experience heavy rain today and tomorrow.
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will receive moderate rain on the 7th and 8th. The sky will be cloudy in Chennai today.
Thunder and lightning will occur at some places. A maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius was recorded.
As a cyclone with a speed of 60 km per hour is expected in South West and Central West Bay of Bengal, fishermen should not go to these areas on the 8th.
As of yesterday morning, 14 cm of rain was recorded in Thandaiyarpet, Chennai, the highest in the state in 24 hours.
Mettupalayam, 12; Vedaranyam, Kayalpatnam, 10; Perambur, 9; Gayathar, Chennai Collector’s Office, Srivaikundam, 8; Chennai Nungampakkam, Thiruvallur Collector’s Office, 7 cm rain has fallen.
Apart from this, many districts including Trichy, Madurai, Salem, Cuddalore, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, Vellore, Tirupur, Pudukottai have reported widespread moderate rain.
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23 people died in 6 days
In Tamil Nadu, 23 people have died due to rain within six days of the onset of Northeast Monsoon. In this regard, Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency issued a press release: Northeast Monsoon began on October 29. Till yesterday, 23 people have died due to rain. There were no casualties the day before yesterday. In addition, 18 cattle; 101 cottages and houses have been damaged. Two additional inspectors each have been appointed for Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kanchipuram districts. In Chennai Corporation areas, 56 trees have fallen due to heavy rain. Of these, 54 trees have been removed. The work of removing the remaining two trees is in progress. 763 water pumps are ready to discharge the rain water in the rain water logged areas. 168 water pumps are being used in places where rain water is stagnant and rain water is being pumped out. So far, 336 phone calls have been received through the toll free number ‘1070’. Out of which, 207 calls have been rectified. Other calls have been reported to the concerned department officials and action has been taken, it said.
Low pressure area in 9?
Indian Meteorological Center South Zone Director Balachandran gave an interview: The atmospheric upper circulation prevailing in Tamil Nadu has moved to Kerala region. The area where east and west winds meet is from South Andaman to South Arabian Sea. Due to this, heavy rain is falling in many districts. Yesterday, heavy rain fell at 12 places. A low pressure area is expected to form in the areas adjacent to Sri Lanka in South West Bengal on the 9th. This low pressure area is likely to move towards the Tamil Nadu coast on the 10th and 11th. It will be monitored and informed about its movement in the coming days. In Tamil Nadu, 21 cm has rained since October 1 till yesterday. This is 4 percent more than normal. Chennai received 41 cm of rain. This is 27 percent more than the normal 33 cm, he said.
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