Heavy rain triggers landslide on Salem-Yercaud ghat road
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Salem:07.09.2021
A huge boulder rolled on to the Salem-Yercaud ghat road following a heavy raintriggered landslide on late Sunday evening. Workers from the state highway department were pressed into service to clear the boulder.
Continuous heavy downpour triggered the landslide near Vazhavadhi, a village on Salem-Yercaud road via Kuppanur route on late Sunday evening. Police officials at the Kuppanur check post stopped vehicular traffic on the stretch after they were notified about the landslide by the locals. After clearing the stretch, the highway department allowed all vehicles to Yercaud from Monday morning. An official from the state highway department said traffic was not affected due to the landslide.
“At the same time, the road may be weakened due to soil erosion,” the official said.
He said that they were allowing bikes and cars on the ghat road at present. “We have advised all the drivers to drive slowly when they pass the ghat road including the landslide area,” the official added.
According to an official from the meteorological department, Yercaud received continuous rain for the last few days. “Shervaroy hills received 78mm of rain on Thursday, 127mm on Friday, 21mm on Saturday and 18mm on Sunday,” the official said.
NATURE’S FURY: Continuous heavy downpour triggered the landslide near Vazhavadhi
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