Chennai rain live updates: South-Western railway cancels few express trains due to waterlogging over tracksChennai and Tamil Nadu experienced heavy rainfall on Tuesday, causing significant disruptions. Knee-deep water flooded residential areas and roads, impacting daily life. Traffic congestion, disruptions in public transportation, and flight cancellations occurred. The Southern Railway cancelled four express trains, including the Chennai Central-Mysuru Kaveri Express, due to waterlogging. Several trains were...
more... diverted, some halted near Chennai Central, and the origin station for a few trains was shifted to Avadi. Domestic flights were also cancelled due to low passenger turnout. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that a depression is expected to cross the Chennai coast on October 17, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall to Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, and Chennai districts. The IMD declared that the system is unlikely to become a cyclone. Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin, distributed relief materials to sanitation workers. Chennai and parts of Tamil Nadu received exceptionally heavy rainfall, filling dams rapidly. Cholavaram reservoir received 302.6 mm, Redhills lake received 279.2 mm, and other reservoirs saw varying amounts of rainfall.
Chennai aur Tamil Nadu mein Tuesday ko bhari baarish hui, jisse bahut zyada disruption aaya. Ghotno tak pani gharo aur sadkon par chala gaya, jisse daily life par bahut bura asar pada. Traffic jam, public transport mein disruption, aur flights bhi cancel ho gaye. Southern Railway ne four express trains cancel...
more... kiye, jisme Chennai Central-Mysuru Kaveri Express bhi shamil hai, yeh sab waterlogging ki wajah se hua. Kai trains ko divert kiya gaya, kuchh trains ko Chennai Central ke paas rok diya gaya, aur kuchh trains ke origin station ko Avadi shift kiya gaya. Domestic flights bhi cancel hue kyunki passengers kam the. India Meteorological Department (IMD) ne announce kiya ki Chennai coast par October 17 ko depression aane wali hai, jisse Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, aur Chennai districts mein bahut zyada baarish hone ki sambhavna hai. IMD ne yeh bhi kaha ki yeh system cyclone nahi banega. Tamil Nadu ke Deputy Chief Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin, ne sanitation workers ko relief materials distribute kiye. Chennai aur Tamil Nadu ke kuchh hisson mein bahut zyada baarish hui, jisse dams jaldi bhar gaye. Cholavaram reservoir mein 302.6 mm, Redhills lake mein 279.2 mm, aur dusre reservoirs mein bhi alag alag amounts of rainfall hui.