Post-Gaja, the downpour has left several areas waterlogged in the delta region
IMD says over 92 mm of rainfall in Nagapattinam last night - 24/11/2018
Heavy rainfall in the delta region hampered relief and restoration work underway in the aftermath of Cyclone Gaja in Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts on Friday.
The heavy downpour slowed down the restoration work, especially work on restoring the electricity distribution network. With about 1.09 lakh electric poles having been uprooted, thousands of workers, including those from Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, are working overtime to restore power supply to the affected areas.
“The works were held up in certain places which witnessed heavy rain. But in places where there was mild or moderate rainfall, our workers braved the downpour to continue the works. We have supplied raincoats to workers wherever needed. Even where there has been heavy rain, the workers stayed in the place and resume the work as soon as there is a let up in the rain,” a senior Tangedco official supervising the operations in Nagapattinam district said.
Heavy rains lashed Valangaiman, Needamangalam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Kodavasal and Muthupet areas in Tiruvarur district. In Nagapattinam district, Vedaranyam, Sirkazhi and Mayiladuthurai areas received intermittent rainfall.
-https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/heavy-rain-hampers-relief- work/article25582565.ece
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