Northeast monsoon strengthens in south Tamil Nadu

As the Northeast monsoon gathers spot crossed confederate districts of Tamil Nadu, mean beingness successful Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts person been disrupted, with mean to aggravated showers continuing crossed the Tenkasi, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts and airy to mean rainfall successful Kanniyakumari district.

In the past 24 hours ending astatine 6 a.m. connected Monday (November 24, 2025), Tirunelveli territory received an mean rainfall of 93.96 mm, with respective catchment areas experiencing highly dense rainfall. Oothu recorded 232 mm rainfall, Nalumukku 220 mm and Kakkachi received 210 mm. Other locations witnessed dense to precise dense rainfall (in mm) including Manjolai 190, Ambasamudram 80.40, Manimuthar 66.80, Nanguneri 65, Papanasam 76 and Kannadian anicut recorded 94.80 mm rainfall.

Palayamkottai and Tirunelveli received 54 mm and 46.40 mm rainfall respectively. Several areas wrong Tirunelveli corp limits were waterlogged, prompting the civic assemblage authorities to wide clogged drains successful the affected localities.

Rainfall astatine Thoothukudi

Thoothukudi territory received an mean rainfall of 61.17 mm. In the past 24 hours ending astatine 6:30 a.m. connected Monday, respective places recorded dense rainfall (in mm) including Kayalpattinam 94, Kadambur 93, Tiruchendur 86.30, Kulasekarapattinam 82, Kalugumalai 78, Vedanatham 77 mm, Ottapidaram 72.50, Thoothukudi 66 and Srivaikuntam recorded 65.30 mm rainfall.

As of 7 a.m connected Monday, 22,543 cusecs of h2o has been released from Marudhur anicut and 19,747 cusecs of h2o has been released from Srivaikuntam anicut into the Thamirabarani river. From Korampallam tank, 6,000 cusecs of h2o has been released into Uppar odai.

Several low-lying areas successful Thoothukudi city, including Adhibarasakthi Nagar, Muthammal colony, P&T colony, Kokkur etc,. were affected by waterlogging. To drain the rainfall water, 38 imperishable pumping stations and 40 impermanent pumping stations are functioning crossed the city.

Tenkasi, Kanniyakumari witnesser showers

Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari districts received an mean rainfall of 57.55 mm and 16.85 mm respectively.

In Tenkasi district, h2o level astatine Gadananathi dam, the district’s largest dam with 428.52 Mcft capacity, stood astatine 82 feet against its maximum level of 85 feet, with an inflow of 1,307 cusecs and discharge of 10 cusecs.

The rainfall grounds successful Tenkasi territory successful the past 24 hours are arsenic follows (in mm): Kadananathi dam 96, Sivagiri 67, Ayikudi 66, Gundar dam 62, Tenkasi 54, Shencottah 54 and Sankarankoil recorded 32 mm rainfall.

In Kanniyakumari district, airy to mean rainfall continued crossed the district. The h2o level successful Pechiparai stood astatine 44.51 feet against its maximum capableness of 48 feet. The h2o level successful Perunchani dam stood astatine 68.15 feet against its maximum capableness of 77 feet.

Rainfall received successful Kanniyakumari territory successful the past 24 hours ending astatine 6 a.m. connected Monday are arsenic follows (in mm): Pechiparai 37.6, Chiiatr I 32.6, Balamore 31.6, Kaliyal 25.2 mm, Boothapandy 18.2, Kottaram 17, Aralvaimozhi 16.2 and Nagercoil recorded 10.2 mm rainfall.