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After a month-long lull, the territory experienced wide and important rainfall connected Tuesday nighttime and successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday reviving the hopes of farmers and h2o managers here.
After remaining overcast during the full time connected Tuesday, it began to rainfall heavy aft 9.30 p.m. that lasted for astir 90 minutes. Again, the beardown and dependable drizzle returned successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday.
Following the wide rainfall crossed the territory connected Tuesday night, the chaotic streams swelled the Tamirabharani River connected Wednesday morning. The bathers person been cautioned against moving into deeper parts of the river.
Even though the Western Ghats experienced dense downpour, particularly areas specified arsenic Ooththu, Nalumukku, Kakachi and Manjolai were pounded connected Tuesday evening and night, the catchment areas of Papanasam and the Manimuthar dams recorded supra mean rainfall. Bathing has been banned astatine Manimuthar waterfalls successful presumption of the floods triggered by the downpour on the Western Ghats connected Tuesday night.
A mud location astatine Gopalasamudram collapsed owed to the rainfall successful which nary 1 was injured. As the tempest h2o transmission was not decently desilted, much than 50 houses astatine Thommai Michaelpuram successful Veeramanickapuram present were marooned. As the residents of this affected country staged dharna successful beforehand of the Melapalayam Zone bureau of Tirunelveli Corporation, they were pacified with the assurance that owed steps would beryllium taken instantly to drain the h2o successful Palayam Channel.
Even though the northeast monsoon has revived aft a month-long interval, the refreshing upwind that utilized to lash continuously from the northeast absorption during this play – betwixt mid-October and January - each twelvemonth is yet to start.
Rainfall successful the territory (in mm): Ooththu – 232, Naalumukku – 210, Kaakkaachi – 191, Maanjolai – 176, Ambasamudram – 73, Papanasam – 69, Palayamkottai and Cheranmahadevi – 67, Servalar Dam – 62, Kannadiyan Channel – 55, Manimuthar Dam – 54, Tirunelveli – 52, Nanguneri – 51, Radhapuram – 50, Moolaikkaraipatti – 42, Kalakkad – 31, Nambiyar Dam – 15 and Kodumudiyar Dam – 6.
Barring Sankarankovil, the neighbouring Tenkasi territory besides recorded bully rainfall connected Tuesday night. While places similar Aayikudi, Tenkasi and Shencottai experienced downpour, Sankarankovil, a rain-shadow region, had to contented with conscionable 15 mm rainfall.
While the Gundar (36 feet) and the Adavinainarikovil (132 feet) dams person reached their maximum retention level and are overflowing, Gadana (85 feet), Ramanadhi (84 feet) and Karuppanadhi (72 feet), each getting decent influx of water, person h2o for astir 35% to 45% arsenic connected Wednesday.
Tourists particularly the devotees of Ayyappa going to Sabarimala could not instrumentality bath successful the Old Falls, Main Falls and the Five Falls connected Wednesday owed to dense travel of water.
A autobus carrying Ayyappa devotees from Krishnagiri got stranded successful the h2o stagnating successful the subway astatine Selvavinayagarpuram adjacent Paavoorchathram owed to overnight rain. After the passengers were rescued by the public, the stagnant h2o was pumped retired to rescue the broke down bus.
Rainfall successful the territory (in mm): Aayikudi – 140, Tenkasi – 125, Shencottai – 98, Gundar Dam – 74, Ramanadhi Dam – 66, Gadananadhi Dam – 49, Sivagiri – 32, Adavinainarkovil Dam – 24, Karuppanadhi Dam – 23 and Sankarankovil – 15.
