NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, NOV 11
With heavy rains continue to batter Chennai and its surrounding areas on Thursday morning, vehicular movement was thrown out of gear and water-logging hit normal life in the city.
The rain fury caused water-logging in several parts of Chennai, including the areas of Nungambakkam, Sterling road, KMC Hospital road due to heavy rainfall.
The Kodambakkam area of Chennai even witnessed trees being uprooted with water-logging due to heavy rainfall and wind.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), depression would continue to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts around Chennai by Thursday evening.
“Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal about 170 km east-southeast of Chennai and 170 km east of Puducherry. Continue to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu & adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts around Chennai by the evening of November 11, 2021,” IMD said.
Dear passengers, regarding long distance trains, only marginal delays can be expected in arrivals and departures, especially for those trains going towards and coming from Arakkonam and Gudur. Trains moving south from Egmore towards Chengalpattu are moving normally, as of now.
— drm_chennai (@DrmChennai) November 11, 2021
The office of Divisional Railway Manager of Southern Railway, Chennai on Thursday said that the majority of the services from MAS to Tiruvallur had been suspended due to water-logging of tracks at Avadi and Ambattur.
“Dear passengers, due to waterlogging of tracks at Avadi and Ambattur, most of the services from MAS to Tiruvallur have been suspended. There are delays on the north side towards Gummidipoondi due to heavy rains between Tiruvottiyur and Korukkupet. Please plan travel accordingly,” said DRM, Chennai.