Rainfall subsides in Tiruppur a day after downpour
The Hindu
Sporadic rainfall in Tiruppur district, Amaralingeswar Temple closed briefly, officials monitor situation, heavy rainfall recorded in various areas.
There was sporadic rainfall in Tiruppur district on Saturday, a day after heavy downpour in several parts.
The district received 570 mm rainfall over a 24-hour duration until 8 a.m. on Saturday. The average rainfall was 28.54 mm.
The Amaralingeswar Temple, near Amaravathy Dam, was closed for devotees in the evening hours on Saturday as there was heavy rain in the Nallar range of Anamalai hills.
The temple was inundated for a couple of hours on Friday night due to the flash floods.
The water had, however, decreased on Saturday morning and devotees were permitted to have darshan until evening. The flash flood at times of heavy bursts of rainfall in the hills was not unusual, official sources said.
Senior officials of Water Resources Department took stock of the situation on Saturday.
In Tiruppur Corporation areas that witnessed heavy rainfall on Friday, the civic administration has deployed eight suction lorries, each with a capacity of 6,000 litres, to remove inundation at choking points. Two lorries each have been deployed in the four zones, Corporation Commissioner Pavankumar G. Giriappanavar said.
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