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With the impending accomplishment of northeast monsoon Thoothukudi territory experiences wide rainfall crossed the district, with places including Tiruchendur and Kayalpattinam signaling precise dense rainfall.
The airy showers began astir 10 p.m. connected Wednesday and intensified into torrential downpour successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday and continued crossed the territory until 8 a.m. connected Thursday.
In presumption of extended rainfall crossed the district, Thoothukudi territory collector K. Elambahavath declared a vacation for each the schools successful the territory connected Thursday.
Water stagnation has been reported successful the exigency ward of Thoothukudi Government Medical College and Hospital. Sources from the infirmary said that sanitation workers are engaged successful the process of clearing rainwater from the ward. “The hold successful the desilting work, which was to beryllium carried retired by the Public Works Department (PWD) successful the drainage connections successful the exigency ward led to stagnation,” the sources added.
Vehicles wade done a water-logged thoroughfare aft dense rainfall successful Thoothukudi connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement
Meanwhile regular h2o logging connected the roadworthy from arch gross to the infirmary is wholly clear, with sources attributing the betterment to Thoothukudi corporation.
Due to dense rainfall waterlogging was besides reported successful low-lying areas, including Palayamkottai road, WGC road, P&T colony and others. However, wrong a mates of hours, the stagnant h2o began to drain away.
Thoothukudi Mayor Jegan Periyasamy inspected respective affected areas and expedited the drainage work, ensuring that accumulated rainwater was cleared hastily. Thoothukudi corp has announced a toll escaped fig helpline fig 18002030401 for residents affected by rain.
In the past 24 hours ending astatine 6:30 a.m. connected Thursday Tiruchendur and Kayalpattinam recorded precise dense rainfall with 146 mm and 154 mm respectively, portion Sathankulam recorded dense rainfall with 84 mm.
Other areas successful the territory recorded mean rainfall (in mm) arsenic follows: Thoothukudi 42.80, Srivaikuntam 56.20, Kulasekarapattinam 55, Kovilpatti 31, Kalugumalai 32, Ettayapuram 16.80, Vaippar 32, Ottapidaram 54, Vedanatham 45 and Maniyachi recorded 30 mm rainfall.
