Heavy rain lashes drought-prone areas
170 mm of rain recorded in Vellore; many areas flooded
18/08/2019, STAFF REPORTER ,VELLORE
170 mm of rain recorded in Vellore; many areas flooded
18/08/2019, STAFF REPORTER ,VELLORE
A caring owner:A woman carries her dog to safety in knee-deep water at Indira Nagar in Consalpet of Vellore district on Saturday. C. Venkatachalapathy C. Venkatachalapathy
The drought-prone areas of Polur and Kalasapakkam in Tiruvannamalai district and Vellore town received heavy rainfall on Friday night.
Water stagnation and power shutdowns disrupted life in most areas.
In Vellore, it rained for about three hours on Friday evening causing floods at several places. It soon turned into a downpour early on Saturday which has brought the temperature in Vellore down significantly since the last fortnight.
Water entered houses in Indira Nagar, Kansalpet, and Auxilium School in Katpadi. People had to spend sleepless nights because of the incessant downpour. In the past 24 hours, Vellore recorded the highest rainfall of 170 mm while Katpadi recorded 110 mm. “This is surely a boon to water-starved areas, but it highlighted lack of infrastructure in the municipal corporation areas,” said Selvam, a trader from Salavanpet. There were incessant rains in Alangayam, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Arakkonam and Kaveripakkam. The average rainfall in the district was recorded to be 40.59 mm. In Tiruvannamalai district, Kalasapakkam received the highest rainfall of 190 mm.
The break-up of rainfall was given as Polur 100 mm, Tiruvannamalai 50 mm, Kilpennathur 60 mm, Chetpet 7.5 mm, Sathanur Dam 40.60 mm, and Chengam 40.40 mm. The average rainfall in the district was 58.88 mm.
Vellore district administration declared a holiday for schools and colleges due to rain on Saturday.
There were reports of heavy rain in many other districts, including Cuddalore, Ariyalur and Villupuram.
The drought-prone areas of Polur and Kalasapakkam in Tiruvannamalai district and Vellore town received heavy rainfall on Friday night.
Water stagnation and power shutdowns disrupted life in most areas.
In Vellore, it rained for about three hours on Friday evening causing floods at several places. It soon turned into a downpour early on Saturday which has brought the temperature in Vellore down significantly since the last fortnight.
Water entered houses in Indira Nagar, Kansalpet, and Auxilium School in Katpadi. People had to spend sleepless nights because of the incessant downpour. In the past 24 hours, Vellore recorded the highest rainfall of 170 mm while Katpadi recorded 110 mm. “This is surely a boon to water-starved areas, but it highlighted lack of infrastructure in the municipal corporation areas,” said Selvam, a trader from Salavanpet. There were incessant rains in Alangayam, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Arakkonam and Kaveripakkam. The average rainfall in the district was recorded to be 40.59 mm. In Tiruvannamalai district, Kalasapakkam received the highest rainfall of 190 mm.
The break-up of rainfall was given as Polur 100 mm, Tiruvannamalai 50 mm, Kilpennathur 60 mm, Chetpet 7.5 mm, Sathanur Dam 40.60 mm, and Chengam 40.40 mm. The average rainfall in the district was 58.88 mm.
Vellore district administration declared a holiday for schools and colleges due to rain on Saturday.
There were reports of heavy rain in many other districts, including Cuddalore, Ariyalur and Villupuram.
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