Heavy rainfall alert for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal on Nov 13-14

The Indian Meteorological Department IMD on Monday issued an Orange alert indicating the possibility of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu Puducherry and Karaikal on November 13 and November 14 reported news agency ANIThe coastal regions of Tamil Nadu Puducherry and Karaikal are expected to experience rainfall between 1156 to 2044 mm reported ANIOrange Alert The coastal regions of Tamil Nadu Puducherry and Karaikal are expected to experience isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall 1156 to 2044 mm on November 13th and 14th Stay safe stay informed IMD said in a post on XThe Regional Meteorological Centre Chennai has issued a forecast for November 13 and 14 for the Tamil Nadu Puducherry and Karaikal areasOn November 13 light to moderate rain is expected at many places over coastal Tamilnadu Puducherry and Karaikal and at one or two places over interior Tamilnadu Thunderstorms and lightning are also likely at one or two places Heavy to very heavy rain is anticipated at isolated places over Ramanathapuram Pudukkottai Thanjavur Tiruvarur Nagapattinam Mayiladuthurai Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu and Karaikal area Kanyakumari Tirunelveli Thoothukudi Sivaganga Perambalur Ariyalur Villupuram Chengalpattu Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are also likely to experience heavy rain Regional Meteorological Centre Chennai Scientist P Senthamarai Kannan said reported ANIFor November 14 light to moderate rain is expected at many places with thunderstorms and lightning likely at one or two places Heavy to very heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Cuddalore Villupuram Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Heavy rain is also expected at isolated places over Tirupattur Vellore Ranipet Tiruvallur Chennai Tiruvannamalai Kallakurichi Perambalur Ariyalur Tiruchirappalli Pudukkottai Thanjavur Tiruvarur Nagapattinam Mayiladuthurai districts of Tamil Nadu and Karaikal area Kannan said reported ANISince the beginning of November it has been raining widely Last week most places in Tamil Nadu received moderate to heavy rain resulting in severe waterlogging and schools being shut down reported ANIEarlier State Minister of Housing and Urban Development S Muthusamy along with district administration officials inspected and took stock of the situation in lowlying areas He also assured that action would be taken to build strong banks on the ponds reported ANIWaterlogging was reported in Erode because of the continuous heavy rainfall In lowlying areas rainwater mixed with drain water inundating houses Residents demanded a permanent solution to the problem of waterlogging in the area Parts of the Madurai district were also left inundated due to the incessant rainfall in the state reported ANIWith inputs from ANI