Madurai wakes up to continuous drizzle

Madurai woke up to a continuous drizzle connected Tuesday morning. The somesthesia hovered astir 27 grade centigrade but humidity level was precocious astatine 85%.

On Monday besides the entity remained overcast but thankfully the Rain Gods were merciful and the evening entity connected Deepavali was lit up with assorted hues of pyrotechnics.

But by precocious Monday night, the drizzle had begun.

Gautam, a Corporation idiosyncratic who mans the Girder Palam adjacent Arapalayam, said that till Tuesday day they had pumped retired h2o 5 times. As a effect waterlogging has been avoided astatine the stretch, starring to escaped travel of traffic.

A constabulary caput constable Palpandi of the postulation constabulary stationed astatine Arapalayam said that they were expecting much assemblage astatine the autobus stands successful the evening arsenic radical permission for their workplaces. Steps person been taken for much unit to beryllium stationed successful these areas owed to anticipated dense postulation and rains aboriginal successful the day.

Ramachandran, a mason from Melur, who was waiting astatine Arapalayam autobus basal successful the day to instrumentality a autobus to Coimbatore, said, “With the upwind being unpredictable I decided to permission location early. Thankfully, close present the buses are escaped and I tin scope my workplace without immoderate difficulty.”

At Periyar autobus basal close from 11 successful the morning, determination was a immense assemblage with commuters huddled nether umbrellas waiting for buses.

Rajkumar with his household was waiting to committee a autobus to Samayanallur. “I had travel to my parent’s location for Deepavali and was readying to spell location precocious successful the evening. But owed to forecast that much rainfall is expected, we decided to spell location early,” helium said.

On the outskirts too, it was a changeless drizzle.

According to Ganesh from Tirumangalam, “there is nary large waterlogging connected the outskirts. As it was not a downpour, the crushed has been capable to sorb the water.” Kumar, a husbandman from Alanganallur, has conscionable completed transplantation of paddy seedlings. He is elated and hopes that this monsoon that has acceptable successful aboriginal volition springiness him a bumper crop.

The good marked debased unit that was formed adjacent South West Bay of Bengal brought successful dense rainfall and it intensified by noon. Again by evening, it had settled to a continuous dense drizzle catching unawares those who had planned to permission for their workplaces successful the evening.

One Meena, on with her 2 young children, was caught successful the downpour. “I had travel to my mother-in-law’s location for Deepavali and thought of leaving for Tiruchi successful the evening. Now, I americium caught astatine Mattuthavani autobus stand. It’s raining and astir each buses are full. I americium hoping to get a autobus wherever determination is spot astatine slightest for my children,” she says.

Rajendran, who is besides determination with his household to drawback a autobus to Tindivanam, is hoping that the authorities announces holidays for acquisition institutions time excessively arsenic much rains person been predicted.

The civic authorities person started taking preparatory measures.

Collector K J Praveen Kumar, Corporation Commissioner Chitra Vijayan on with different officials inspected assorted places. 

Deputy Mayor T. Nagarajan said that steps are being taken to mitigate immoderate flooding. With the 3rd flood alert having been issued arsenic Vaigai dam is nearing afloat capacity, matrimony halls adjacent Vaigai stream person been kept acceptable to accommodate residents from low-lying areas successful lawsuit of flooding.

Similarly, areas that are prone to flooding and waterlogging had been identified and surveillance successful these areas had been intensified, accidental corp officials.

Till 6 a.m. connected Tuesday Andipatti and Chittampatti had recorded 31.2 and 10.8 mm of rainfall.