Heavy rains are expected to continue in various parts of the state till Friday. In the past 11 hours ending 7.30 pm on Wednesday, Pudukottai recorded the highest rainfall of 12 cm
According to the regional meteorological centre, heavy rains are expected in the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Theni, Madurai, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari districts on Thursday. On the next day, heavy rain is forecast for Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Tenkasi and Tiruvallur districts
Cuddalore and Valparai areas recorded 4.1 cm and 2.6 cm of rainfall respectively. Meanwhile, Meenambakkam and Nungambakkam in Chennai city recorded 2.8 mm and 2.2 mm of rainfall respectively
In Chennai, the sky condition is likely to remain generally cloudy. Moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning is likely to occur, and the temperature is likely to hover between 25 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees Celsius, the weather bulletin read
As works for metro rail and other departments are underway in St Thomas Mount, Poonnamallee, Arcot Road, Porur, areas around T Nagar, Greenways Road, RK Mutt Road and OMR, the Chennai city corporation has decided to take up immediate measures to drain stagnant rain water in these areas, the civic body said in a press release on Wednesday. The release added that the corporation staff are monitoring the situation 24x7, and have managed to reduce the number of areas having water stagnation from around 500 to 37