Two mechanised boats sink under rain fury
The Hindu
Mandapam and Pamban in Ramanathapuram district records over 11 cm rain
Two mechanised boats, which were anchored on the Mandapam shore was spotted sinking in the mid-sea in the early hours of Sunday.
The officials said that following red alert issued, the fishermen from the coastal district had anchored over 1500 mechanised boats and another 4,000 plus country boats for the last five days.
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.