Monsoon hits Chennai for a week

Sowmiya.M

Chennai, 13 Nov 2015 : Chennai has been facing heavy rainfall for the past 5 days which resulted with potholes in the roads, heavy traffic, water stagnation and many more. Due to the continuous rainfall all schools and colleges have been declared holiday for the third day.

Almost many areas in Chennai were flooded and people from varied places suffer to go out. The next comes the traffic jam in every places where the rain water is stagnated in many places in Chennai  which makes the travelling a nightmare for the commuters.  

As the rainwater has entered many houses in Kanni Thope street in Vallalar Nagar due to the flood for the past 3 days few residents from this place have been shifted to other places, and if the rain continues there are still more people to vacate their home for few days, says Jagan, a resident from Vallalar Nagar.

According to Chennai Weather Forecast, a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed near the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast, resulting in heavy rain and consequent flood in many parts of Tamil Nadu.

The Met report says, “Chembarambakkam lake is full and anytime they may open excess water. If that happens people are supposed to avoid Vadapalani to Koyambedu stretch. All trains between Perumbur and Chennai Central are stopped. Between Patravakkam to Ambattur there is a  4ft deep flowing flood. Porur toll gate to porur junction has been blocked due to heavy rainfall. Anna nagar west to Koyembed slow moving traffic with 2 ft deep water stagnation”.