Rain leaves a trail of destruction across State
The Hindu
The first major heavy spell of the southwest monsoon left a trail of destruction across the State on Tuesday. Traffic was disrupted as trees toppled over at many places in heavy rain and wind. Uprooted trees fell on electricity lines disrupting power supply at many places.
The first major heavy spell of the southwest monsoon left a trail of destruction across the State on Tuesday. Traffic was disrupted as trees fell at many places in heavy rain and wind. Uprooted trees disrupted power supply at many places.
The Southern Railway had to cancel two MEMU trains on the Kollam-Punalur route after a tree fell on the tracks in the morning.
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus station in Kochi was flooded following heavy rain in the morning. Commuters had a tough time as they had to wade through floodwaters.
Considering the sharp rise in the water level in the Manimala river, the Central Water Commission issued a warning for Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. Connectivity to hill destinations such as Wagamon faced major disruptions.
Heavy rain accompanied by squally wind damaged 75 houses in different parts of Alappuzha, while eight people belonging to two families were shifted to a relief camp.
Strong waves battered the State coast with seawater entering houses displacing many at Ponnani in Malappuram, Veliyatham Parambu near Nayarambalam, and Kannamaly and some of the wards in Chellanam in Ernakulam.
According to the State control room two persons, one each in Palakkad and Kasaragod, died in rain-related incidents so far in State while one went missing in the Iruvazhinji river at Kodiyathur in Kozhikode on Tuesday. The search for the missing person is on. A total of three camps have been opened in the State accommodating 25 people from seven families.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.