Rain, floods in low-lying areas disrupt life across Karaikal district

Life came to a grinding halt successful Karaikal connected Saturday arsenic rainfall nether the interaction of Cyclone Ditwah near respective low-lying areas flooded with h2o entering galore houses and nationalist spaces and slowing down the question of vehicles crossed the region.

Karaikal Surya, an activist, told The Hindu that h2o had entered respective houses successful Thirunagar successful Karaikal Municipality limits. “In Thirunagar alone, h2o entered 240 houses, damaging household items. Only aft the h2o afloat drains volition the grade of nonaccomplishment go clear,” helium said.

In Nedungadu commune, h2o stagnation was reported from respective villages, including Andoor, Ponpethi, Vadamattam, Kurumbagaram, and Panjastpuram. Residents said it would instrumentality astatine slightest 2 days for the h2o to drain completely.

In T.R. Pattinam, h2o stagnation persisted successful Vazhamangalam and Kizhavoor villages.

Villages successful Neravy, including Kizhamaai and Oozhiyapathu, were affected, with stagnant h2o successful residential lanes.

In Thirunallar, Ambedkar Nagar — which lacks due roads and drainage — was worst hit. Other affected villages successful the commune included Nal Ezhunthur and Ambagarathur.

In Kottucherry, Sonia Gandhi Nagar experienced persistent waterlogging pursuing the overnight rain.

Fishermen’s plight

Sources said successful the fisher settlements of Karaikal Medu, Kilinjal Medu, Kasakudi Medu, Kottucherry Medu, Kalikuppam, and Pattinachery, lone the authorities superior and precocious schools were affected by h2o stagnation.

In Akkampettai, the section playground was filled with rainwater, disrupting entree and movement.

A. Vincent, different activist, said respective areas faced a antithetic occupation erstwhile the h2o receded. “In galore villages, the h2o has gone down, but a heavy furniture of silt has been near behind,” helium said.

In V.S. Nagar successful T.R. Pattinam commune, six houses were covered with a heavy furniture of mud aft the floodwaters drained away.

At Nallathur successful Nedungadu commune, respective homes were likewise affected.

Sources from the territory medication said assemblage halls were kept unfastened crossed the district. Work is connected successful afloat plaything to drain h2o from the affected areas.