Several parts of Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Karur and Pudukottai districts received heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday.
Heavy rain lashed Samayapuram, which recorded the maximum in the region registering 171 mm of rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district also received heavy rain recording 73 mm during the same period. The rain, accompanied by strong winds and lightning, started around 8 p.m. on Monday and continued late into the night. Paddy and cotton crops were said to have been affected in a few villages around Kumbakonam.
However, the rains are largely seen as beneficial to the farming community as it would help the kuruvai paddy crop raised with groundwater in the region.
Rainfall
The following is the chief amount of rainfall received in other parts of the districts during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday (in mm): Tiruchi district – Devimangalam 102.80, Vathalai Anicut 90.50, Lalgudi 77, Tiruchi Airport 66.40, Musiri 58, Pullampadi 55.60, Sirukudi 55, Tiruchi Town and Junction 54 each, Pulivalam 50, Kallakudi 40.20, Golden Rock 39.80, Navalur Kottapattu 24.60, Kovilpatti 20.40, Thuraiyur 19 and Manapparai 14.60; Thanjavur district - Papanasam 67.20, Thanjavur 38, Lower Anicut 32.60, Grand Anicut 32, Tiruvaiyaru 27, Ayyampettai and Vallam 22 each, Vettikadu 14.80 and Thirukattupalli 14; Pudukottai district – Kudimiyanmalai 76, Pudukottai 55, Karaiyur 50.20, Perungalur 46, Malaiyur 37, Keeranur and Adhanakottai 31 each, Illupur 29, Alangudi 24 and Karambakudi 16; Karur district – Kulithalai 40 and Karur 24; Perambalur district – Padalur 22 and Thazhuthalai 19.