Heavy rains lash Chennai; Duraisamy subway closed, severe waterlogging reported

Heavy rains have impacted normal life severely since Wednesday evening. With the formation of a depression in southwest Bay of Bengal about 170km east-southeast of Chennai and 170km east of Puducherry, the state will see more rainfall for at least two days.

Weather system may cross the north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coast by November 11. Extreme waterlogging was also reported at several parts of Chennai due to the heavy downpour.

Major subways and traffic diversions like the Duraisamy subway have been closed due to waterlogging in the state. It also forecast extremely heavy rainfall in areas like Tiruvallur, Chennai, Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur, Tiruvanamalai, Kallakuruchim and Salem and very heavy rainfall in Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Erode, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Myladurai, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram and Krishnagiri.

IMD Chennai predicted heavy rainfall in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Namakkal, Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. The weather watchdog further noted that sea conditions will be rough to very rough over southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and along and off Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts.

The rain situation in Tamil Nadu brings back memories of 2015. Chennai experienced nightmarish flooding after heavy rainfall and release of surplus water into the Adyar River from Chembarambakkam reservoir.

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