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Tamil Nadu is acceptable to acquisition a bedewed week arsenic back-to-back upwind systems implicit the Bay of Bengal would extremity the adust spell, and revive the Northeast monsoon.
The prevailing debased unit country implicit southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka volition initially trigger dense rainfall on the coastal districts and displacement enactment to southbound Tamil Nadu by Tuesday. Another debased unit area, forming aboriginal this week, is expected to prolong aggravated rainfall crossed the State.
1200 cusecs per 2nd surplus h2o released from Chembarambakkam reservoir connected Monday | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ
During the past 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. connected Monday, Kodiyakarai successful Nagapattinam territory received 12 cm, the heaviest rainfall recorded by the State for the day. While rainfall of airy to mean strength volition proceed implicit the State, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has sounded yellowish alert for 8 confederate districts, including Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, and Theni districts connected Tuesday.
Heavy rainfall whitethorn beryllium restricted to Mayiladuthurai and Cuddalore districts connected November 19 and 20. Rainfall enactment is apt to prime up gait with the accomplishment of the 2nd debased unit country implicit the southeast Bay of Bengal astir November 22.
RMC officials said portion the existent upwind strategy had slim chances of intensification, the adjacent debased unit country had chances of intensifying further by November 24. The section has issued a yellowish alert for coastal districts betwixt November 21 and 23.
The caller spell of wide rains is expected to boost the State’s seasonal rainfall, which is present 9% little than its mean of 29 cm till date.
On Monday, assorted places specified arsenic Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Ennore, Meenambakkam successful Chennai, and Cuddalore received airy rainfall till 6 p.m.
Meanwhile, floodgates of Chennai’s cardinal reservoirs were opened wider connected Monday successful anticipation of dense inflows. The h2o discharge from Red Hills reservoir gradually accrued to 1,500 cusecs to support h2o level beneath its afloat level of 21.20 feet. Similarly, the section has accrued h2o merchandise from Chembarambakkam reservoir into the Adyar to 1,200 cusecs, and fto retired 2,500 cusecs from the Poondi reservoir into the Kosasthalaiyar.
