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Moderate to dense rainfall was experienced successful the Western Ghats and catchment areas of Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari and Tenkasi districts from Friday night. Some parts of Thoothukudi districts besides received dense rainfall.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre, dense rainfall has been forecast connected Sunday (May 10) successful isolated places crossed confederate districts, including Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi. On Monday (May 11) dense rainfall has been forecast for Kanniaykaumari, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts.
Among the 4 confederate districts, Oothu successful Tirunelveli territory recorded the highest rainfall of 168 mm successful the 24 hours ending astatine 6 a.m connected Saturday. It was followed by Nalumukku with 158 mm, Kakkachi with 142 mm and Manjolai with 110 mm.
The rainfall successful the Western Ghats and the catchment areas is expected to summation the h2o level successful Papanasam and Manimuthar dams, the superior h2o sources of Tirunelveli district.
In Kanniyakumari district, the entity remained overcast passim Saturday, and respective places successful the territory received airy to mean rainfall.
The rainfall recorded successful the territory was (in mm): Kannimar 47.6, Mambazhathuraiyaru 46.4, Surulacode 33.6, Boothapandy 28.4, Pechiparai 27.2, and Balamore 18.4.
The rainfall provided much-needed alleviation to the radical arsenic somesthesia dipped tangibly. The rainfall successful the ghat country besides accrued the travel successful Pazhayar river.
Kulasekarapattinam and Sathankulam successful Thoothukudi territory recorded 70 mm and 69 mm rainfall, respectively. Srivaikuntam witnessed a rainfall of 63.60 mm during the aforesaid period.
In Tenkasi district, Ayikudi recorded the highest rainfall of 93 mm, followed by Karuppanadhi dam with 79 mm, Shencottah with 70 mm, and Gundar dam with 62 mm. The mean rainfall of 5 taluks of the territory stood astatine 42.72 mm.
The highest summertime showers brought important alleviation from the sweltering vigor and humid upwind that the portion had been experiencing for rather sometime.
