If you're in Chennai, here are the routes you should take to escape waterlogging

Are you in Chennai? Do you have a friend, colleague or a family member travelling to Chennai today? Here is a guide on which routes to take and which ones to avoid.

Priyamvatha P.  | Edited by Vivek Surendran
New Delhi, November 3, 2017 | UPDATED 11:54 IST
A woman carries a dog as she wades through a water-logged neighbourhood during rains in Chennai, November 1, 2017. Photo: ReutersA woman carries a dog as she wades through a water-logged neighbourhood during rains in Chennai, November 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Chennai residents, and the whole of India, were reminded of the horrific Chennai floods of 2015 - courtesy, incessant rains since the past few days.

Chennai recived 183 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. The Minambakkam observatory recorded 141 mm rainfall and the Nagapattinam observatory recorded 51 mm rainfall.

Heavy rains, and the waterlogging caused, disrupted daily life in the city. Schools have been given an off for the fourth consecutive day today. Here is a glimpse of what is going on in Chennai -

We thought a guide on which routes to take and which ones to avoid will be of use to you. If you are travelling to Chennai or if any of your colleagues, friends or family members are, direct them to this.

# Those who are travelling to Guindy, Porur, Vadapalani, Pallavaram and Saidapet, DO NOT take the Velachery - Phoenix Mall route. The left after Phoenix Mall is blocked due to waterlogging.

# T-Nagar's Duraisamy subway is closed due to waterlogging. Please take alternate routes.

# AVOID Kathipara - Vadapalani road, heavy waterlogging from Olympia to Ekkaduthangal Metro. TAKE the ALTERNATE route via Saidapet.

# Those who are travelling from Thoraipakkam Road to reach Keelkatalai / Madipakkam please do not take the LIC Nagar route.