Tiruchi grapples with waterlogging in residential areas
The Hindu
With banks of Kudamuritti canal breaching low-lying colonies were affected
Residential areas in the city along Dindigul Road, Vayalur Road and Kuzhumani Road continued to be waterlogged on Sunday as rain poured through the night in various parts of the city. Water levels rose in many low-lying residential areas necessitating the district administration and residents welfare associations to try out urgent temporary measures for mitigation.
Water from Kudamuritti canal, which makes its way to the Cauvery near Tiruchi had overflowed into Fathima Nagar, Beschi Nagar, Shakthi Nagar and other nearby residential colonies.
Chennai has two categories of Black kites: a larger group heading to the city from the western parts of India during the south west monsoon and heading back when the monsoon is past; and another group, smaller and resident, which would make minor movements in and around Chennai looking for an optimal atmosphere for nesting and raising the young. A couple of pylons in Perumbakkam suggest that Black kites have found an ideal nesting space there
This is part of the Karnataka Namakarana Suvarna Mahotsava celebrations organised to mark the naming of the State as ‘Karnataka’ during the tenure of the late D. Devaraj Urs. The statue, sculpted at an approximate cost of ₹21.24 crore, is 41-foot-tall including the pedestal and weighs around 31.5 tonnes.