Heavy rain in TN to continue for next couple of days

The weather office also forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall for Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and neighbouring Puducherry on Wednesday. Falling short While meteorologists and weather bloggers waited with bated breath for Chennai to break the century’s rainfall record, the city ended up with 1049.3 mm of rainfall on Monday due to a decrease in rain during the weekend. The death toll in the rain related incidents has risen to 188 since October.

Jayalalithaa said police, fire and rescue, National and State Disaster Forces and Coast Guard have been kept ready for need-based evacuation of people from flood hit regions.

Water logging on the suburban railway tracks forced the authorities to cancel some services while many trains ran behind schedule. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department in Chennai has predicted the heavy spells of rain to continue for three more days in most of the coastal districts and numerous other areas due to the slow-moving low pressure area in the South West Bay of Bengal.

Most roads were left in a damaged state, with motorists finding it hard to negotiate potholes. She also ordered postponement of half-yearly examinations for school children to next month previously slated to be held from December 7.

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy has sought immediate interim financial assistance of Rs 100 crore from the Centre, to take up relief works.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned about the Chennai rainfall in his recent appearance in CoP21 Climate Summit in Paris.