Many parts of Cauvery delta receive heavy overnight rainfall

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The fto up successful rainfall during the time connected Tuesday successful astir parts of the Cauvery delta portion brought a suspiration of alleviation for farmers aft the dense overnight rainfall successful Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur districts raised apprehensions of wide inundation of crops.

Though waterlogging of fields was reported successful immoderate places, farmers were hopeful that the h2o would drain. However, with much dense rainfall forecast for a fewer districts, farmers are keeping their fingers crossed.

Fishermen successful the coastal areas of the portion stayed distant from the oversea successful presumption of a debased unit country implicit the Bay of Bengal.

Rainfall

Several parts of the delta received mean to dense rainfall during the 24-hour play ending astatine 8.30 a.m. connected Tuesday with Vedaranyam successful Nagapattinam territory signaling the maximum of 17 cm. The main magnitude of rainfall recorded successful different parts of the delta portion during the aforesaid play (in cm) were: Kodiayakarai (13), Thirukuvalai (12),Nagapattinam and Velankanni (11 each); Thalaignayiru, Tirupoondi, Manjolai and Thiruthuraipoondi (9 each); Karaikal, Adiramapattinam, Sirkali (8 each); Muthupet, Kollidam, Sembanarkoil (7 each); Tiruvarur, Kodavasal,Mayiladuthurai, and Nannilam (6 each); Needamangalam, Pattukottai, Manjalaru and Madukkur (5each) ; Mannargudi, Thiruvidaimaruthur, Manalmedu, Valangaiman and Neivasal Thenpathi (4 each) ; Pandavaiyar Head, Kumbakonam, Tharangambadi,Ayyampettai, Orathanadu, Lower Anaicut, Nandhiyar Head,Gandharvakottai, Peravurani and Thirumanur (3 each); and Papanasam, Tiruvaiyaru, Kuruvadi, Pullambadi, Budalur, Thanjavur, Grand Anaicut Kallakudi, Kurungulam, Tirukattupalli, Alangudi, Samayapuram, Nagudi,Suthamalli Dam, Perambalur, Echanviduthi, Jayamkondam, Pudukottai and Lalgudi (2 each).

On Tuesday, determination was a fto up from the dense rainfall successful astir parts of the delta, though mild showers were reported successful a fewer places. Apart from a fewer spells of airy rainfall, overcast conditions prevailed for astir portion of the time successful Tiruchi City, sharply bringing down the day-time temperature.