Published Nov 13, 2022 | 7:52 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 15, 2022 | 1:08 PM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin visits a rain-affected region in Chennai. On Monday, Stalin would be visiting Sirkazhi, which witnessed heavy rain (MK Stalin/Twitter)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said he would soon be inspecting rain-affected areas in the Cauvery delta region. After inspecting areas in north Chennai, Stalin said he would be visiting rain-hit Sirkazhi in Mayiladuthurai district on 14 November.
“People said there is no rainwater stagnation in most (North Chennai) areas,” the chief minister said on his visit to city areas.
From Monday, the India Meteorological Department has forecast a significant decrease in rainfall activity in Tamil Nadu and nearby Puducherry.
Sirkazhi in the Cauvery delta district of Mayiladuthurai witnessed extremely heavy rain affecting standing crops and normal life. Electricity distribution infrastructure was hit.
Sirkazhi saw a record 44 cm, an all-time high for this specific region and the highest in Tamil Nadu during the 24-hour period that ended on the morning of 12 November. Several other areas in the delta zone have recorded heavy rainfall.
Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji inspected repair-and-restoration work in Sirkazhi and lauded the state-run electricity corporation workers for their dedication to restoring power supply after the rain.
In a bulletin, the IMD said: “Significant reduction in rainfall over south peninsular India from November 14.” The Saturday’s low-pressure area over north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & neighbourhood “now lies over the southeast Arabian sea off Kerala coast”.
The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to mid-tropospheric levels and a trough runs over the southwest Bay of Bengal in lower levels, it said. Intermittent rainfall continued on Sunday as well in many regions of the state. In view of the showers, areas here and those on the outskirts, several regions across Tamil Nadu were inundated and reservoirs received copious inflows.
The IMD has already predicted the likelihood of a fresh low-pressure area forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman sea by 16 November or after.
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