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Intermittent drizzle affected mean beingness successful Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts connected Saturday.
In the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi experienced lone intermittent drizzle and vacation was declared for astir of the schools successful the territory connected Saturday.
Influx of h2o into Papanasam dam nosedived to conscionable 985 cusecs from Tuesday’s 9,200 cusecs arsenic rainfall successful the catchment areas of this reservoir fell sharply. Consequently, the anticipation of Papanasam dam discharging surplus h2o excessively got belied.
As implicit 2,000 cusecs of h2o is being discharged from Papanasam dam adjacent arsenic h2o level successful this reservoir stood astatine 134.75 feet against the maximum retention level of 143 feet, the Agasthiyar Falls experienced flood connected Saturday forcing the wood section to prohibition bathing successful this waterfalls adjacent Papanasam. However, devotees visiting Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple were allowed arsenic usual.
Similarly, bathing was banned astatine Manimuthar Falls besides owed to dense travel of h2o and the visitors could person a look astatine the waterfalls from a harmless distance.
After being intermittent, the drizzle vanished aft 4 p.m.
Rainfall successful the territory (in mm): Nambiyar Dam – 18, Moolaikkaraipatti – 16, Radhapuram – 14, Palayamkottai – 13, Nanguneri – 10, Tirunelveli – 9, Kodumudiyar Dam – 7, Naalumukku and Ooththu - 6 Kaakkaachi – 5, Maanjolai, Cheranmahadevi and Kalakkad – 4, Ambasamudram and Kannadiyan Channel – 2 and Papanasam and Servalar dams – 1.
In Tenkasi district, lone a fewer places experienced mild intermittent drizzle connected Saturday adjacent arsenic the entity remained overcast passim the day.
Rainfall successful the territory (in mm): Tenkasi – 6, Sivagiri – 4, Sankarankovil – 3, Karuppanadhi dam – 2 and Adavinainarkovil dam – 1.
