Coastal areas between delta districts to Chennai are likely to receive heavy rains on Wednesday as the Meteorological Department has announced strengthening of the weather system as a low pressure area.
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The weather system is very likely to concentrate into a pressure area over central parts of south Bay of Bengal by Tuesday evening. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and reach Tamil Nadu coast by Thursday morning. There is no official statement yet about the further intensification of the weather system into a Deep Depression.
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A total of 3,691 irrigation tanks, which is about 26% of the total, are full in Tamil Nadu. This indicates the influence of the northeast monsoon, in which the state has received about 37 cm of rainfall since October 1.
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Depression to cross by Thursday
According to the IMD, the low pressure area over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal is very likely to concentrate into a depression by Wednesday night and move west-northwestwards and reach north Tamil Nadu coast by Thursday morning. Is.
Then, it is very likely to move further and cross north Tamil Nadu and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast between Karaikal and Sriharikota around Cuddalore by Thursday evening. During the last 24 hours ending 8.30 am, Nagapattinam and Tirupundi recorded extremely heavy rainfall of 31 cms. , Of. Laxmi
10.35 am
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10.30 am
IIT-M congestion source data on street-level flooding
A professor of civil engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras has invited people to provide details of floods in the city, including the suburbs.
Parts of Villivakkam are still in water
Balaji Narasimhan, professor of civil engineering, said the data would then be shared with the Chennai Corporation. At a future date, this will enable government agencies to improve the design of roads, storm water drains, forecasting and facilities, and improve their maintenance.
To provide flood details, a person should visit https://in.riskmap.org and click on it to submit the report. This, in turn, will activate the user’s Twitter account and ask the user to report the flood. Clicking on ‘Report’ will activate the map. There is a toggle and a slider to specify the flood level. Users can also upload a picture with a comment regarding the floods. , R Sujatha
10.20 am
traffic diversion in chennai
Chennai Traffic Police has closed the Madly subway in T.Nagar, which was flooded due to rain. A section of Thrumalai Pillai Road near Kamaraj Ilam sank into Meenvihill, forcing the authorities to conduct traffic diversion. Vehicles are not allowed from Vani Mahal point towards Valluvar Kottam Junction but in the opposite direction from Valluvar Kottam.
Similarly, traffic has been diverted at Vani Mahal-Benz Park Junction. shivaraman
9.45 am
Weather system may cause torrential rains in coastal areas
A view of paddy submerged in water due to rain at Manikandam, Tiruchi on November 9, 2021. photo Credit: M. Srinathi
Coastal areas between delta districts to Chennai may receive heavy rainfall on November 10, as the Meteorological Department has declared the strengthening of the weather system into a well-marked low pressure area.
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The weather system is very likely to concentrate into a pressure area over central parts of south Bay of Bengal by Wednesday evening. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and reach Tamil Nadu coast by Thursday morning.
200 acres of paddy crop submerged in Tiruchi district
However, there is no official statement yet about the further intensification of the weather system in the form of deep depression.
8.25 am
Holiday declared in schools of six districts
The district administrations of Tiruvannamalai, Coimbatore and Tiruppur have declared a holiday on November 10 for all schools in the districts due to rain. Similarly, all schools and colleges of Vellore, Ranipet and Karur have been declared a holiday by the respective collectors due to rain today.
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7.37 am
Chennai’s havoc continues
Vehicles struggle with rain water stopped at the Chozhavaram toll plaza on the Chennai-Kolkata highway on November 9, 2021. photo Credit: B. Jyothi Ramalingam
On a day when Chennai got some respite from rain, some areas were flooded, but on Tuesday people were stranded and needed help as the stagnant water was yet to drain. Residents are coming in panic over the next two days in view of the possibility of heavy rains.
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NS Madras High Court warned Greater Chennai Corporation which will take it suo moto Public interest litigation Chief Minister MK Stalin warned that action would be initiated against the contractor who implemented the smart city, on the problems faced by residents due to water logging if the situation did not improve by Friday.
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More than a quarter of the irrigation tanks are full
A total of 3,691 irrigation tanks, which is about 26% of the total, are full in Tamil Nadu. This indicates the influence of the northeast monsoon, in which the state has received about 37 cm of rainfall since October 1.
To the extent of tanks across Coimbatore district
Kanyakumari, which has the most irrigation tanks in the state with 2,040 tanks, still has 842 tanks with storage at or below 75% of their capacity. The number includes 11 tanks with zero storage.
7.30 am
IMD predicts a fresh weather system
Coastal parts of Tamil Nadu may have to prepare for another intense rain as a fresh weather system is likely to form and concentrate into a depression in the next 12 hours. It is likely to reach north Tamil Nadu in the early hours of November 11.
While rain will cover most places of the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Coastal Tamil Nadu. Extremely heavy rainfall of more than 20.4 cm at one or two places is also possible. on Wednesday and Thursday.
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