NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, NOV 18
With the incessant rains continuing, the Puducherry government has declared a holiday for all government-run, private and aided schools on Friday.
Normal life hit in #Puducherry due to incessant rains#Puducherryrains
Report:Chandra Mohan pic.twitter.com/BTBTlOsTEl— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) November 18, 2021
HEAVY RAINS IN PUDUCHERRY
Several areas of Puducherry have been entirely waterlogged due to heavy rainfall since morning. @Mugilan__C with the latest report! pic.twitter.com/qAyvWW4AnM— Mirror Now (@MirrorNow) November 18, 2021
Joint Director of Education V G Sivakami said in a press release on Thursday that in view of the rains battering Puducherry and Karaikal regions, all schools would remain closed in the two regions on November 19.
🛶A man on a makeshift raft navigates 2nd Cross of Anna Nagar in #Puducherry. Residents of this street close to IG Square are forced to wade in water every time it rains- the street is waterlogged for hours/ days after water recedes in nearby streets
📸Krishnakumar for Pondylive pic.twitter.com/wQBWOlkqMI— PondyLive (@pondy_live) November 18, 2021
Meanwhile, the Territorial Home and Education Minister A Namassivayam held discussions with the officials of the Department of Electricity and asked the officials to take immediate steps wherever and whenever power supply is disrupted and also set right overhead power lines that get snapped by rains and strong winds.
Puducherry recorded 15.1 cm rainfall till 7 pm on Thursday, said a press release from the Department of Revenue.
