Palar witnessing flows never seen before
The Hindu
About 1.65 lakh cusecs recorded at Vayalur
The Palar river, known for remaining dry ordinarily, has been witnessing historic flows, thanks to heavy rainfall in its catchment, including parts of Andhra Pradesh.
At 5 p.m. on Saturday, the river witnessed the flow of 1.56 lakh cubic feet per second (cusecs), as recorded at the Vayalur checkdam in Chengalpattu district. The river joins the sea downstream the checkdam.
Friday saw a rapid rise in flow from 43,535 cusecs at 6 a.m. to about 87,880 cusecs at 3 p.m., and about 1.65 lakh at midnight. Such flows are considered uncommon.
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