By Savarinathan Maria Arasu | Founder Director
Incessant Rain Affects Normal Life in Puducherry; Schools, Colleges Closed
Normal life was hit in Puducherry on Monday and educational institutions were closed due to incessant rains under the influence of a cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal.
Puducherry, which has been receiving rains since the onset of the north-east monsoon, registered 6.1 cm rainfall during the last 24 hours ending 8.30 AM on Monday, PWD sources told PTI. Karaikal registered 4.8 cm rainfall in the same period.
Control rooms were operating at the PWD office, Police and Health Departments to attend to any rain-related issues.
Water level in Bahoor and Oussudu tanks, the two major water bodies in Puducherry, has reached full capacity, the sources said.
The discharge into Sankarabarani river was copious and the river was in a spate, sources added.
By Savarinathan Maria Arasu | Founder Director
By Savarinathan Maria Arasu | Founder Director
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