With the rains back in Tamil Nadu, the State Water Resources Department commenced releasing surplus water from three reservoirs in Chennai. The reservoirs serve as the city's sources of drinking water.
Catchment areas are receiving copious rainfall and a total of 5,400 cusecs of water was discharged from the reservoirs today as a precautionary measure.
The water release from the Chembarambakkam Lake has been increased from 600 cusecs to 1,200 cusecs, the water released from Poondi lake was increased to 3,000 cusecs from 2,500 cusecs, and about 1,200 cusecs water was discharged from the Puzhal Lake.
Notably, Cholavaram, Kannankottai Thervoy Kandigai, and Veeranam also supply drinking water to Chennai.
In an X post, Tamil Nadu weatherman, Pradeep John, stated that the Kancheepuram-Tiruvallur-Chennai-Chengalpattu belt will get sudden spells during the day. He also expressed that moderate rains will occur tonight and continue till tomorrow morning in the belt.
He also said that Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts received a good amount of rainfall.
"There will be isolated spells for today and tomorrow in the interior districts of Tamil Nadu. There will be a very good spell for interior districts on November 19," the post also read.
The weather office stated that Tamil Nadu will continue to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall till November 21 due to a low-pressure area formed over the Southwest Bay of Bengal off Sri Lankan coast.