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Thousands of radical thronged large buying areas crossed the metropolis for last-minute Deepavali purchases connected Saturday (October 18, 2025), undeterred by intermittent rain. The festive unreserved led to terrible postulation congestion connected respective cardinal roads passim the day.
Manikoondu, R.K.V. Road, Panneerselvam Park, Sathy Road, and different engaged commercialized stretches witnessed dense footfall arsenic shoppers bought clothes, sweets, crackers, and household appliances. Hotels, restaurants, and fast-food outlets besides attracted ample crowd, portion shops reported brisk business. Many textile and jewellery showrooms, location appliance stores, and mobile outlets opened earlier than accustomed to conscionable the accrued demand.
Police faced challenges successful managing some the postulation and the swelling assemblage arsenic impermanent roadside shops successful bazaar areas added to the congestion. Makeshift stalls selling garments, footwear, and different items occupied portions of the roads, affecting the question of vehicles and pedestrians alike.
Bus stops astatine Panneerselvam Park, GH Roundabout, Kalaimadu Silai, and Perundurai Road were crowded arsenic commuters queued for regular and peculiar buses. At the Corporation’s Central Bus Terminal, thousands boarded and alighted from buses, starring to unregulated congestion contempt further services.
Pedestrians were inconvenienced arsenic galore pathways were either encroached upon oregon non-existent. Awareness messages were broadcast done loudspeakers, portion constabulary maintained a vigilant beingness to guarantee assemblage power and forestall pocket-picking incidents.
The rainfall that lashed the metropolis during the intervening nighttime betwixt Friday (October 17, 2025) and Saturday, and again connected aboriginal Saturday, led to h2o stagnation connected respective arterial roads, disrupting vehicular question for a fewer hours. The entity remained overcast successful the morning, but the instrumentality of mean temperatures aboriginal successful the time brought alleviation to festival shoppers.
As of 8 a.m., the territory had recorded a full rainfall of 272.90 mm. The rainfall recorded astatine assorted locations included: Modakkurichi – 43 mm, Gunderipallam Reservoir – 36 mm, Kodiveri Anicut – 29.20 mm, Bhavanisagar Dam – 25.60 mm, Sathyamangalam – 24.30 mm, Chennimalai – 21.40 mm, and Varattupallam Reservoir – 13.80 mm.
