Chennai rains LIVE: Waterlogging, traffic updates from around Chennai, suburbs on 15.10.2024
Chennai Corporation has announced a helpline number 1913. A holiday has been declared for schools and colleges and the government requested people to check the TN Alert App for weather updates.
Commuters walking by road in heavy rain
CHENNAI: With the incessant rains that started on Monday night continuing on (Tuesday) October 15 morning, many parts of Chennai and its suburbs are experiencing moderate inundation.
Intermittent, widespread rains lashed other regions of Tamil Nadu as well on Tuesday with the weather department stating that the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has turned into a well-marked low-pressure area and it is likely to become a depression.
Chennai Corporation has announced a helpline number 1913. A holiday has been declared for schools and colleges and the government requested people to check the TN Alert App for weather updates.
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Metro Rail Safety Advisory:
1. Waterlogging in B-Road, Koyambedu is observed, passengers are requested to access Koyambedu Metro Station through Foot over bridge from Poonamallee High Road, Landmark – Rohini Theatre side.
2. Park side entry escalator is switched off in B1 entrance at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr.M.G.Ramachandran Central Metro Station for safety purposes. Passengers are advised to exercise care while using the staircase at all Metro Stations.
3.Passengers are advised not to halt their vehicles at Koyambedu Metro, St.Thomas Mount and Arumbakkam Metro station and parking lots prone to water stagnation from 15-10-2024 to 17-10-2024 (Dates will be further updated based on the weather condition).
4. In case of any assistance – 1800 425 1515, Women Helpline - 155370
5. Public are urged to utilize Metrorail service for their journey.
In Mogappair West, heavy overnight rains subsided early in the morning, but thunder and lightning started soon afterwards. Except for narrow, mostly interior streets, most of the roads are clear without stagnation as of now.
Shops largely remained shut except for neighbourhood provision stores.
At Pallavaram, Pammal, Anakaputhur and Kundrathur areas in the outskirts, it was drizzling till 10 am, after which heavy rains accompanied by lightning and thunder set in.
At central Chennai, regular morning traffic was missing along the interior roads, as schools and colleges remained closed. The market areas in Choolai, Egmore and Pattalam recorded less footfall, as people stayed put at home. However, supermarkets are doing brisk business.
The roads in and around Corporation headquarters Ripon Building, MGR Chennai Central railway station and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital were busy as usual, but vehicles were plying at a slower pace.
Residents in Egmore also complained of repeated power cuts since Monday night.
A reader who reached out to DT Next updated that all parallel and link roads to Mount Road are inundated. “Use main roads like Mount Road [Anna Salai] and Cathedral Road to the extent possible,” he said.
At Kolathur, Chief Minister MK Stalin’s constituency, heavy overnight rains left many parts flooded. The incomplete stormwater drains and the works undertaken by the Electricity Department have made the situation worse, making it difficult for the public to access main roads.
The debris left over from the construction works makes the roads slippery for pedestrians and motorists. Residents say that the condition of the roads has also worsened because of incomplete Metro Water and Greater Chennai Corporation works.
Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Ranipet, Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Perambalur and Thanjavur districts and Puducherry on Oct 15, the Regional Meteorological Department (RMC) said.
Heavy to very heavy rain at a few places with extremely heavy rain at one or two places is likely to occur over Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, and Tiruvarur districts, Puducherry and Karaikal area, on Oct 16.
Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur and Krishnagiri districts on October 17, it said. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea during this period.