Tamil Nadu Rain: Tuesday’s intense rains continued to batter southern Tamil Nadu, killing three people. The most affected districts in the state, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Tenkasi, are under a yellow alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for today.
Confirmed and Suspected Deaths
A PTI report states that three deaths from rain-related incidents have been confirmed, and three more deaths are suspected. According to the IMD, isolated areas of Puducherry, Karaikal, and northern Tamil Nadu were expected to see light to moderate rainfall. Due to the recent intense rainfall, many residential colonies were covered in sheets of water, and roads, bridges, and paddy fields were all submerged. Following lake breaches and flooding, several road links were severed.
Power Outage Due to Rain
Rain caused the electricity supply to be cut off beforehand. Normalcy was severely disrupted as public transport was completely affected and mobile phone connectivity was lost in several areas. Due to severe flooding in the area, 500 passengers on the Tiruchendur-Chennai Egmore Chendur Express were left stranded at the Srivaikuntam railway station. There were eight hundred people on board the train on Monday night when it became stuck at Srivaikuntam station, officials said. Although 300 of them were saved and relocated to a government school nearby, a submerged rail bridge prevented the evacuation of the other 500 people.
Airdropped Food for Stranded Passengers
Food packets were airdropped for the passengers, who are all safe. At Srivaikuntam station, efforts were underway to restore traffic and evacuate stranded passengers, according to Southern Railway. Senior representatives from the armed forces and central government will meet with Governor RN Ravi on Tuesday at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. The purpose of the meeting is to assess the situation in the districts affected by the floods and to mobilise as many resources as possible for rescue and relief efforts.
Government Officials Oversee Relief Operations
Senior officials and state ministers, such as Udhayanidhi Stalin, the minister of youth welfare, were assessing and supervising relief and rescue operations in the impacted districts. The districts of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli have declared a holiday. The districts of Tenkasi and Kanyakumari have closed their schools and colleges. After intense rains on Monday, the government reported that the storage in the main dams and reservoirs in southern Tamil Nadu ranged from 80 to 100%. According to an official release, storage was 83.10 percent in Manimuthar dam, 89.54 percent in Papanasam dam, and 80.73 percent in Servalar dam.
Full Storage at Vadakku Pachayiyar and Nambiyar Dams
The dams at Vadakku Pachayiyar and Nambiyar are 100% stored. It was 88.25 percent in Kodumudiyar and 89.88 percent in Kadananadhi. The torrential inflows of water continue to release surplus water. In the district of Tirunelveli are all these dams. The storage in the district of Kanyakumari’s four principal dams and reservoirs varied from 91.77% to 94.70%.
Indian Army’s Role in Flood-Affected Areas
The Indian Army treated the injured and helped with the evacuation of people from areas affected by flooding. “On Monday night, troops assisted the rescue of over 100 people, including 54 women, a pregnant lady and 19 children near Thoothukudi. Medical care and life support was provided to them,” the Defence PRO Chennai said in a post on X. Ministers and district collectors from Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari, and Tenkasi participated in a virtual meeting on Monday night, hosted by Chief Minister MK Stalin, who is in Delhi for the INDIA bloc meet. Since there were still people stranded in various parts of the districts of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli, he asked them to keep up their full-scale rescue efforts.
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