Ramnad saw light to heavy drizzle since Deepavali day

Rainfall was dense successful Rameswaram land with Thangachimadam signaling 170 mm of rain. Mandapam recorded 153 mm and Pamban 113.40 mm.

As it was a dependable drizzle, h2o flowed distant easily, and nary flooding was reported successful Ramanathaswamy Temple. Tourists, who had travel to the temple, owed to the agelong play enjoyed the pleasant weather.

But, owed to the slump successful the Bay of Bengal and advisory by the upwind department, the Fisheries section did not springiness immoderate sportfishing token. As a result, fishermen had abstained from venturing into the sea.

Mechanised boats were seen anchored and state boats had been secured astatine a harmless region from the sea.

For farmers, successful some Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts, who had tilled and readied their lands for sowing welcomed the onset of monsoon.

 “We anticipation that this play the rains volition beryllium capable and we won’t person to beryllium connected h2o from the borewell for irrigation,” says Muthupandi, a paddy husbandman from Uthirakosamangai successful Ramanathapuram district. 

Maheswari from Valinokam successful Ramanathapuram says that arsenic it was a flimsy drizzle they were capable to bask Deepavali. And she hopes that it volition continue, truthful that the oorani successful their colony gets recharged.

In Ramanathapuram municipal limits specified arsenic the Railway Feeder Road and Government infirmary saw waterlogging. But civic authorities had organised instrumentality to pump retired stagnant water. This had helped minimise h2o stagnation successful these areas.

Rameswaram Road and Kenikarai saw waterlogging creating difficulties for vehicle-users.

In Sivanganga district, Manamadurai and Thiruppuvanam saw mean rainfall of 26.80 mm and 25.80 mm respectively.

An authoritative successful the Agriculture Department successful Ramanathapuram territory said though the rainfall is bully for paddy if determination is simply a interruption successful monsoon it volition beryllium advantageous for the farmers. About 1,40,000 hectares is nether paddy harvest successful Ramanathapuram territory this year. “In definite areas, the seedlings person conscionable germinated and successful others transplantation has precise precocious taken place. If the bedewed spell continues without a break, these crops whitethorn get submerged,” the authoritative cautions.

In Ramanathapuram, the Railway subway astatine Landhai was submerged successful rainwater and 5 villages person been chopped disconnected from the district, officials said.