Heavy rain lashes Coimbatore, disrupts life
During the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Sunday, Sholayar dam received 20 mm rainfall
By : b. ravichandran
Update: 2015-09-28 01:20 GMT
Coimbatore/Ooty: Heavy rain in several parts of Coimbatore district on Sunday disrupted normal life due to water-logging in central and southern parts of the city. There were traffic snarls in various parts of the city inconveniencing people immensely.
On Sunday around noon the temperature touched 36 degrees Celsius in the city. At 4 pm, heavy rain lashed the city. According to officials, during the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Sunday, Sholayar dam received 20 mm rainfall, while Parambikulam area 9 mm. Upper Nirar: 6.0; Lower Nirar: 34.0 ; V.L.P area - 28.8; Kkadavu - 9.0 and Kadamparai: 33.
Uprooting of trees after repeated cloudbursts has been reported from Sulur, Mettupalayam, Maruthamalai areas. There was no electricity supply after the thunderstorm in the evening.
Water was overflowing at Avinashi road bridge and North Coimbatore bridge area with wary vehicle drivers struggling to find a way out to reach their destinations. "We have been getting calls from different parts of the city and teams have been dispatched to pump out water," said a Corporation official.
Downpour damages crop in Kannerimukku, Kokkal hamlets
The sudden heavy downpour in Kannerimukku and Kokkal hamlets damaged crops across farmlands nearby and standing hill vegetable crops. Many areas across the hills received heavy rain on Saturday evening resulting in storm water gushing down the slopes and inundating low-lying areas.
The thunder showers that lasted for about three hours on Saturday evening at Kannerimukku and Kokkal hamlets near here wreaked havoc on crops as heavy rains inundated farmlands in low lying areas. Vegetable crops such as potato, carrot and cabbage have been affected.
Villagers said they never witnessed such a heavy downpour extending for three hours and flooding in recent times. Some minor landslides were reported from hamlets in the area.
According to villagers, about 60 acres of farmland have been affected badly in these rains and are now hoping the government would provide adequate compensation.
Officials from the horticulture department visited the flood-affected farmlands in around Kokkal and Kannerimukku on Sunday for a spot assessment and to prepare a report on the extent of damage caused by rains.