Tamil Nadu rains updates: NDRF teams deployed; PM Modi assures CM of Centre's support

Incessant rain since Saturday night inundated many parts of Chennai, evoking memories of the 2015 deluge. The city registered 21.53cm of rainfall, on Saturday night; on Nov 16, 2015, the city received 24.6cm rainfall.

According to Revenue and Disaster Management Minister K.K.S.S.R Ramachandran, affected persons have been housed in the relief camps and a total of 50,451 food packets have been distributed to people affected by water-logging. He said giant pumps are being used to pump out water from subways and water-logged areas.

A huge quantity of flowers went to waste at Koyambedu wholesale market in Tamil Nadu's Chennai due to poor demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and continuous rain.

After a hiatus of six years, heavy to very heavy overnight rains pounded Chennai and its suburbs, leading to water-logging everywhere, with the deluge entering houses in low lying areas on Sunday and the sluice gates of three reservoirs here being opened to release surplus water. Since the start of the Northeast monsoon in October, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry regions have experienced about 43 per cent excess rainfall, a weather official said.

A cyclonic circulation lies over north coastal Tamil Nadu, southeast of Bay of Bengal and a low pressure area is likely to form by November 9, the Meteorological department said on Sunday and has forecast widespread rainfall for at least the next three days in the state.Under its influence, rainfall is likely in northern regions like Chennai, Villupuram, Cuddalore and in delta areas of Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts besides neighbouring Puducherry and Kariakkal on Monday.

Thunderstorms with moderate rain likely at one or two places over Chennai, Chengalpattu,Tiruvallur,Kancheepuram,Villupuram,Cuddalore,Nagapattinam,Myladuthurai,Tanjavur, Tiruvarur, Ramanathapuram, Pudukottai, Sivagangai, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Namakkal and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu , Puducherry and Karaikal area within the next three hours.

Train no 02601 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Mangalore Central will depart from Tiruvallur at 9.50pm instead of Dr MGR Chennai Central. Train no 02164 Dr MGR Chennai Central - Lokmanya Tilak special train will depart from Avadi at 7.40pm instead of Dr MGR Chennai Central. Train no 02822 Dr MGR Chennai Central - Howrah will depart from Chennai Beach at 8.15pm instead of Dr MGR Chennai Beach. Train no 02603 Dr MGR Chennai Central - Hyderabad special train will depart from Tiruvottiyur at 7pm instead of Dr MGR Chennai Central. Train no 02657 Dr MGR Chennai Central - KSR Bengaluru special train will depart from Perambur at 11.10pm instead of Dr MGR Chennai Central.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday instructed all the state's Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly to actively participate in the rehabilitation work in the rain-affected areas of their respective constituencies and assembly constituencies.CM Stalin instructs MPs, MLAs to get involved in rehabilitation work in rain-affected areas of KeralaWhile speaking to reporters here today, the Tamil Nadu CM said, "Whatever is needed for the people, I have issued instructions regarding the same. We have sent the National Disaster Management Authority team, fire fighters' teams and other district authorities to the rain-affected areas in Chennai. All MLAs, MPs are instructed to get involved in the rehabilitation work."Stalin requested people not to venture into water-logged areas.The chief minister informed that including Chennai, 11 other districts are also affected due to rainfall of about 20 cm and above, which is unusual. He said that other districts did not witness much rainfall, but instructed 24x7 vigilance in such districts. The state government has set up pump sets in different 500 locations to remove the logged water. Further, 50,000 food packets were also distributed. Earlier in the day, CM Stalin visited rain-affected areas of Perambur Barracks road, Otteri bridge, and Padi after the city recorded heavy overnight rains. (IANS)

Train number 06628 West Coast Special from Mangaluru has been terminated at Tiruvallur due to heavy rains and waterlogging on tracks. Train number 2163 Lokmanyatilak to MGR Chennai Central special has been terminated at Avadi due to heavy rains and waterlogging. Train No: 02615 MGR Chennai Central-New Delhi special scheduled at 6.50pm will be depart at 9.30pm due to late running of pairing train.

The Northeast Monsoon has left 26 per cent surplus rainfall in Chennai subdivision so far. The city and the suburbs recorded 480.1mm rainfall against a normal 381.5mm between October 1 and November 7. City's neighbours Kanchipuram has registered a 7 per cent excess, Chengalpettu 18% excess and Tiruvallur 14 per cent surplus rainfall during the same period. With two months left for the northeast monsoon season to end, Chennai Nungambakkam weather station, which covers city's core areas, has already recorded 133cm rainfall this year against its annual 140cm rainfall. Chennai Meenambakkam station, which covers the southern suburbs including the airport, has registered 127cm against 138cm annual rainfall. Since October 1, Chennai Nungambakkam station has recorded 558.2mm including an excess of 159.8mm. Chennai Meenambakkam has recorded 469mm, an excess of 75.5mm rainfall.

The Greater Chennai Traffic Police have shut down six subways due to waterlogging. The eight subways are: EVR Salai/Gangu Reddy subway II, Duraisamy subway, Madley subway, Vyasarpadi subway, Ganeshapuram subway and Villivakkam subway. Full story