Udhagamandalam: Incessant rain has thrown the normal life out of gear in the Nilgiris. Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds uprooted trees and triggered mud slips across the district on Monday night. Taluks such as Kundah, Coonoor and Kotagiri were badly affected.
Weathermen have forecast intense rainfall in the hills, especially over the north-eastern areas of the district, in the next few days.
Yedappalli recorded the highest rainfall at 55mm followed by Kodanadu (40.1mm) and Coonoor (35.5) for the 24 hours that ended at 7am on Tuesday. While Burliar received 30mm rain, Kotagiri and Ooty recorded 25mm and 17.4mm, respectively.
The incessant rain has brought construction work to a grinding halt in the hills over the past two days.
Kuppuraj, Coonoor tahsildhar, said, “We haven’t seen any damages to houses or roadblocks so far. The district administration has conducted a meeting to review the disaster management measures.”
He said teams comprising fire service, highways, revenue and forest department officials and volunteers have been monitoring the situation at the vulnerable areas. “They will clear the road if there is a tree fall or landslip.”
Motorists are, meanwhile, finding it very difficult to navigate the roads because of the thick mist.
The district administration, which has put the disaster management machinery in place, said the monsoon rain has been normal so far.