Southern TN gets heavy rainfall, flash floods in Courtallam
The Hindu
Rain gauges show 1,092 mm received in October so far, three times the amount received this time last year; fishermen in some coastal districts have been asked to stay away from the sea
Over the last 24 hours, ending 6 a.m. on Sunday, many rain gauge stations in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu have recorded ‘heavy’ rainfall while two stations, including Papanasam in Tirunelveli district had ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall, Public Works Department officials said.
The rainfall in 2021, till October 17, has been heavy, when compared with 2020 and 2019, across the southern districts, comprising Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari.
Officials said the Papanasam dam in Tirunelveli district had water upto 131.30 feet (maximum level 143 ft), while it was 108.30 ft in 2020 and 106.30 ft in 2019. The Manimuthar reservoir had water levels of 74.50 ft (maximum level 118 ft) now, while it was 73.80 ft in 2020 and 44.20 ft in 2019.