Widespread rain in Salem
Various parts of the district experienced widespread rain in the early hours of Sunday. The rain that commenced in the wee hours of Sunday continued till 7 a.m. The sky remained overcast throughout the day.
The continuous rain has led to copious flow of water into the major lakes and tanks in the district. The Theppakulam at Arisipalayam is brimming, much to the delight of the people.
The tanks and percolation ponds in Edappadi and surrounding villages have been receiving copious inflow for the past few days.
The heavy inflow into the Sitheri lake in Naduvalur village went waste due to the failure of the authorities to strengthen the bunds after the lifting of the silt by the farmers.
Gangavalli town and surrounding areas have been experiencing downpour in the last couple of days, resulting in copious flow of water into the lake.
For the transportation of the silt in vehicles, a portion of bund was damaged and the entire inflow in to the Sitheri went waste into the nearby farm lands.
The local people demanded the authorities to strengthen the bunds with immediate effect. They also demanded the PWD to execute the project of construction of a mini check dam at the lake site immediately.
Gangavalli recorded the maximum rainfall of 54.2 mm in the last 24 hours that ended at 8 a.m. on Sunday, followed by Veeraganur 39 mm; Thammampatti 38 mm; Kaadaiyampatti 20 mm; Omalur 19.4 mm; Aanaimaduvu 17 mm; Attur 15.6 mm; Yercaud 15.4 mm; Pethanayakkanpalayam 12.4 mm; Kariyakovil 12 mm; Vazhappadi 8 mm; Salem 7 mm; Mettur 5.8 mm; Edappadi 4 mm; and Sankagiri 2 mm.
No comments:
Post a Comment