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For the 2nd consecutive day, astir places crossed Thoothukudi territory witnessed continuous showers, with waterlogging reported successful respective low-lying areas successful Thoothukudi Corporation limits.
Corporation workers were engaged successful pumping retired stagnant h2o from the affected localities.
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister P. Geetha Jeevan and Thoothukudi Corporation Mayor Jegan Periyasamy inspected the waterlogged areas and expedited the drainage operations.
Speaking to the media, the Mayor said, “Due to Cyclone Ditwah, continuous rainfall has been lashing Thoothukudi for the past 24 hours. As a result, rainwater has stagnated successful definite low-lying regions.”
He added that determination has been nary large interaction successful eastbound and southbound zones of the Corporation, noting that 400 Corporation employees are moving circular the timepiece to region stagnant water, which was being drained done 14 channels into the sea.
In the past 24 hours ending astatine 6:30 a.m. connected Saturday, rainfall received successful Thoothukudi territory was arsenic follows (in mm): Thoothukudi 32.80, Tiruchendur 59.40, Kayalpattinam 70, Kulasekarapattinam 48, Srivaikuntam 30.70, Kovilpatti 17, Ottapidaram 18.60, Vaippar 49, Vilathikulam 29 and Surangudi received 63 mm rainfall.
For the third-consecutive time cyclone informing awesome IV was hoisted astatine V.O.C Port successful Thoothukudi. Fishermen did not task into the oversea for the seventh consecutive day.
