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Heavy rain lashes Salem and Dharmapuri districts
Published - May 18, 2025 06:33 pm IST - Salem
The Hindu Bureau

A two-wheeler rider wading through knee-deep water at Kallankuthu near Old Bus Stand in Salem on Saturday night.
Heavy rain lashed various parts of Salem and Dharmapuri districts on Saturday. In the 24 hours that ended at 6 a.m. on Sunday, 759 mm of rainfall was registered in Salem district and 338 mm in Dharmapuri district.
Heavy rain that started around 7.30 p.m. in Salem on Saturday led to stagnation of water on roads in areas such as New Bus Stand, Hasthampatti, Shevapet, Pachapatti, Alagapuram, Kitchipalayam, and Kalarampatti. Around 10 houses in the low-lying areas of Kitchipalayam and Kalarampatti were inundated. Similarly, rural areas such as Sankagiri, Edappadi, and Yethapur received heavy rain.
Salem district received an average rainfall was 47.44 mm. Sankagiri received the highest amount of 73 mm, followed by 72.2 mm in Salem, 71.2 mm in Edappadi, 65 mm in Yethapur, 64 mm in Aanaimaduvu, 55.4 mm in Mettur, 45.4 mm in Vazhapadi, 45 mm each at Omalur and Thammampatti, 43 mm in Nathakarai, 40.6 mm in Yercaud, 35 mm in Kariyakovil, 31 mm in Veeraganur, 27 mm in Danishpet, 26.2 mm in Attur, and 20 mm in Gangavalli.
Dharmapuri district received an average rainfall of 37.56 mm. Hogenakkal received the highest amount of 122.6 mm rainfall, followed by 58 mm in Pennagaram, 54.4 mm in Pappireddipatti, 28 mm in Palacode, 26 mm in Marandahalli, 25 mm in Dharmapuri, 16 mm in Harur and 4 mm each at Morappur and Nallampalli.
In the 24 hours that ended at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Krishnagiri district received 291.50 mm of rainfall, including 50.20 mm in Krishnagiri, 45.20 mm in KRP Dam, 25 mm in Denkanikottai, 20 mm each at Pochampalli and Rayakottai, 15.80 mm in Barur, 15 mm each at Thally and Kelavarapalli Dam, 14.20 mm in Nedungal, 14 mm in Hosur, 13.20 mm in Uthangarai, 10.80 mm in Anchetty, 10 mm in Chinnar Dam, and 8 mm in Shoolagiri.
Food poisoning: 84 MBBS students seek medical care in TVM
Food poisoning: 84 MBBS students seek medical care in TVM
Onmanorama Staff
PUBLISHED: MAY 18 , 2025 11:16 AM IST
UPDATED: MAY 18, 2025 03:50 PM IST 2 MINUTE READ
Thiruvananthapuram Govt.Medical College Hospital. Photo: Manorama Thiruvananthapuram: A total of 84 female hostelers of the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College have sought medical care over the past three days with symptoms of food poisoning. According to inmates, the affected students had consumed butter chicken served at the ladies' hostel mess and later reported nausea, stomach pain, and other typical signs of foodborne illness. They reportedly rushed to the Medical College Hospital after their symptoms became unbearable.
Gatha K, a third-year medical student and the SFI unit secretary of the college, confirmed to Onmanorama that the students started showing symptoms after consuming the chicken curry. "The very next day (Friday) some 40-odd students had gone to the OP and casualty (of the Medical College) for treatment," Gatha said. She said that by now over 85 students had been affected. However, no one seems serious. At most, students had two to three episodes of either vomiting, loose stool or both.
"Not all of the affected students have taken treatment. Some have even left for their homes," Gatha said. She said that the students' union of the college would submit a complaint to the college principal on Monday. "If it is possible, we will meet the principal today itself. We basically want immediate action. If this is the result of food poisoning, we want the authorities to take appropriate action," Gatha said. The hostel mess is run by an annual contract.
The student leader said that the emergency could also have been caused by other factors, like poor drinking water. "We want the authorities to do a thorough audit of the hostel mess and other services and rectify the problems on an emergency basis," Gatha said.
The students have already talked to the warden. "We have been told that the samples have been sent for testing. Action has been promised once the results are out," Gatha said.
Initially, only three or four students reported discomfort, but the number of affected students quickly rose to over 80. All students' conditions are reported to be stable.
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